Coffee Cup
mid 18th century (made), ca. 1755-1760 (decorated)
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Coffee cup, decorated in opaque arsenic-white underglaze. It was then overdecorated in colours in London ca. 1755-1760. The original decoration consists of flowers of which the details have been scratched through the white pigment; over this a bouquet and small sprigs of flowers have been added in colours.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with a white underglaze and a coloured painted overglaze decoration |
| Brief description | Coffee cup, porcelain, white with coloured overdecoration of flowers, Chinese, mid 18th century, overdecorated in London about 1755-1760. |
| Physical description | Coffee cup, decorated in opaque arsenic-white underglaze. It was then overdecorated in colours in London ca. 1755-1760. The original decoration consists of flowers of which the details have been scratched through the white pigment; over this a bouquet and small sprigs of flowers have been added in colours. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Rev. Charles J. Proctor |
| Object history | Given by the Rev. Charles J. Proctor, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. Given by Rev. Charles J. Procter, the Vicarage, Islington North. |
| Production | from label |
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| Accession number | C.159-1910 |
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| Record created | February 14, 2003 |
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