Coffee Cup and Saucer

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Decorated with bouquets of flowers and below the rim is a thin stem of foliage twined about a brown band.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Decorated with bouquets of flowers and below the rim is a thin stem of foliage twined about a brown band.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Crossed swords (In imitation of the mark of Meissen)
  • '9' (In blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.404&A-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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