Not on display

Cup

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with black and purple enamels and gilded. Round the top is a cylindrical wreath of oak leaves in gold between two black and gold borders. The lower part is vertically striped in gold.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with black and purple enamels and gilded
Brief description
Coffee cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with black and purple enamels and gilded, Gotha porcelain factory, Thuringia, late 18th century.
Physical description
Coffee cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with black and purple enamels and gilded. Round the top is a cylindrical wreath of oak leaves in gold between two black and gold borders. The lower part is vertically striped in gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 6.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'R.g' and a stroke (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1620-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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