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Factory: New Hall Porcelain Factory
Hybrid hard-paste porcelain, painted with black and puce enamel, and gilded: narrow border of continuous stem of leaves with berries. Pattern no. 280.
Hybrid hard-paste porcelain, painted overglaze with black and puce enamels, and gilded. The cup is of Bute shape with loop handle. Inside there is a central gold star-like flowerhead, and gold horizontal band below the rim. The outside has a narrow border below the rim, comprising a wavy black stem with tiny trefoil leaves, puce berries and gold trefoil leaves. There are gold bands round the footring, the rim, and the sides of the handle, which also has a vertical gold line down its back. Pattern 280.
History note: Unknown before testator
Dr Milo Keynes Bequest, 2009
Height: 6 cm
Width: 10 cm
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
Cup
Diameter 8 cm
presumed lead-glaze
Glaze
Hybrid hard-paste porcelain
Inscription present: circular white paper stick-on label
Accession number: C.59-2010
Primary reference Number: 177407
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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