Cup and Saucer
1775-1780 (made)
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Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Both cup and saucer are moulded with borders of reeding, a band of beads and a band of intersecting ovals. The cup has concave sides, turning in at a sharp angle to the foot. Scrolled handle. Both cup and saucer are painted in colours with landscapes with buildings and monuments, within gilt borders of intersecting ovals and running scroll pattern.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Würzburg porcelain factory, Thuringia, Germany, 1775-1780 |
| Physical description | Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Both cup and saucer are moulded with borders of reeding, a band of beads and a band of intersecting ovals. The cup has concave sides, turning in at a sharp angle to the foot. Scrolled handle. Both cup and saucer are painted in colours with landscapes with buildings and monuments, within gilt borders of intersecting ovals and running scroll pattern. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'C. G.' impressed |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by J. A. Tulk |
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| Accession number | C.60&A-1956 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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