Coffee Cup and Saucer
middle of 19th century (made)
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Coffee cup and saucer of porcelain painted with blue enamel and gilded. Gros-blue ground painted with birds alighting on a tree in relief in gold, enclosed by a horse shoe-shaped panel of scrollwork in reserve picked out in gold.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with blue enamel and gilded |
Brief description | Coffee cup and saucer of porcelain painted with blue enamel and gilded, possibly Arras porcelain factory, France, middle of 19th century. |
Physical description | Coffee cup and saucer of porcelain painted with blue enamel and gilded. Gros-blue ground painted with birds alighting on a tree in relief in gold, enclosed by a horse shoe-shaped panel of scrollwork in reserve picked out in gold. |
Marks and inscriptions | 'A R ' (In underglaze blue, in imitation of the mark on Arras porcelain) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by D. M. Currie |
Production | Dating from label |
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Accession number | C.468&A-1921 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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