Beaker
ca. 1750 (made)
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Beaker of white tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain, thrown and turned. Circular in plan, bell-shaped in profile, and standing on a low foot. The footring is ground flat and has a glazed step inside it. Decorated with three sprigs of prunus in blossom applied in relief.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, tin-glazed, decorated with applied reliefs |
| Brief description | Beaker, white glazed soft-paste porcelain, decorated with applied prunus blossoms in relief, Chelsea Porcelain factory, England (London), ca. 1750 |
| Physical description | Beaker of white tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain, thrown and turned. Circular in plan, bell-shaped in profile, and standing on a low foot. The footring is ground flat and has a glazed step inside it. Decorated with three sprigs of prunus in blossom applied in relief. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Mary Boast |
| Object history | Closely copied from a Chinese prototype in 'Blanc-de-Chine', from which the stepped foot-rim is also derived. |
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| Accession number | C.74-1986 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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