Cup
ca. 1765 (made)
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Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Straight sloping sides. Painted on one side with a bird on a nest of eggs and two smaller birds in flight. On the other side is a smaller bird perched on a branch.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Mennecy porcelain factory, Mennecy, ca. 1765. |
| Physical description | Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Straight sloping sides. Painted on one side with a bird on a nest of eggs and two smaller birds in flight. On the other side is a smaller bird perched on a branch. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'D.V.' (Incised, for the Duc de Villeroy, the patron of the factory) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
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| Accession number | C.1326-1919 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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