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Hybrid hard-paste porcelain, painted with black and red enamel, and gilded: narrow border of zig-zag leaves with gold and puce berries. Pattern no. 280
Hybrid hard-paste porcelain, moulded in silver-shape form, glazed, painted in black and puce enamels, and gilded. The exterior is decorated below the shoulder with a continuous wavy black stem with tiny trefoil leaves, puce berries and gold trefoil leaves. The shoulder below the lip is decorated with an arrangement of stylized foliage in gold, and there is a detached gold sprig on either side. There are gold ands round the base, the shoulder, the rim, and sides of the handle . Another gold band runs round the inside of the rim continues down the back of the handle. Pattern 280.
History note: Unknown before testator
Dr Milo Keynes Bequest, 2009
Height: 10.7 cm
Height: 4ΒΌ in
Width: 11.7 cm
Width: 4 5/8 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2009) by Keynes, W. M., Dr.
18th Century, Late-19th Century, Early#
George III
Circa
1797
-
1803
Decoration composed of enamel ( black and puce) gold
presumed lead-glaze
Glaze
Hybrid hard-paste porcelain
Press-moulding
: Hybrid hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded in two halves, glazed, painted overglaze in black and puce enamels, and gilded
Glazing
Inscription present: circular white paper stick-on label
Accession number: C.57-2010
Primary reference Number: 177406
Entry form number: 1027
Old object number: I.L.3
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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