Coffee Cup

ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cofffee cup of soft-paste porcelain, with plain loop handle, transfer-printed in purple with a landscape in which there are ruined classical buildings and figures

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in purple enamel
Brief description
Coffee cup, soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in purple, Worcester Porcelain Factory, ca. 1765
Physical description
Cofffee cup of soft-paste porcelain, with plain loop handle, transfer-printed in purple with a landscape in which there are ruined classical buildings and figures
Dimensions
  • Height: 7cm
  • Diameter: 6.7cm
Dimensions converted from imperial
Marks and inscriptions
crossed swords with '16' between the blades (Copy of a Meissen mark, painted in underglaze blue)
Credit line
Given by C.B. Farmer, Esq.
Collection
Accession number
102-1905

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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