Cup
late 18th century (made)
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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
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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. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'R.g' and a stroke (In underglaze blue) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
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Accession number | C.1620-1919 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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