Miniature Cup and Saucer
ca. 1778-1793 (made)
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Miniature porcelain cup and saucer, decorated with lengths of gilt leaves above, below and within a grid of purple lines, all on white ground.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Miniature cup and saucer, gilt leaf and purple line decoration, by the Queen's porcelain factory, Rue Thiroux, Paris, ca. 1778-1793 |
| Physical description | Miniature porcelain cup and saucer, decorated with lengths of gilt leaves above, below and within a grid of purple lines, all on white ground. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'A' surmounted by a crown (stencilled in red enamel) |
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| Accession number | CIRC.275&A-1910 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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