Cup
1765 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Tea or coffee cup in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. With grooved loop handle and foot ring triangular in section; the outside decorated with an Chinese man, perhaps representing Putai, who holds a fly whisk. Also on the cup are two female figures. All painted in a palette of iron-red, green, black, lilac, yellow, blue and gold. The interior of the rim with a delicate pattern resembling arches and dots, in iron red and gilding.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | C |
| Physical description | Tea or coffee cup in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. With grooved loop handle and foot ring triangular in section; the outside decorated with an Chinese man, perhaps representing Putai, who holds a fly whisk. Also on the cup are two female figures. All painted in a palette of iron-red, green, black, lilac, yellow, blue and gold. The interior of the rim with a delicate pattern resembling arches and dots, in iron red and gilding. |
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| Credit line | Given by W.H. Maund, Esq. |
| Object history | Although received with the saucer C.61-1969, this cup does not seem to match it, though the principal pattern is the same. The paste of C.60-1969 is considerably greyer than that of the saucer C.61-1969 and the border pattern is different, |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.60-1969 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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