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Chocolate cup: C.85 & A & B-1932

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Chelsea-Derby Porcelain Factory

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Description

Soft-paste porcelain chocolate cup with cover and saucer, decorated with flowers in polychrome onglaze enamels.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth

Legal notes

Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1932-10-14) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs

Dating

18th Century, third quarter
George III
Chelsea-Derby Period
Production date: circa AD 1775

Note

This cup was accessioned as a chocolate cup, and may have been used for that purpose, but comparable cups were produced by the Derby factory as caudle cups.

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( polychrome)
Saucer Diameter 5 3/4 in Height 1 1/2 in
Cup And Cover Height 5 1/4 in Width 5 in

Materials used in production

presumed lead Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating) : Soft-paste porcelain, decorated with flowers in polychrome onglaze enamels

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.85 & A & B-1932
Primary reference Number: 131425

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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