Factory: Copeland
Bone china, decorated with a claret ground, painting in polychrome and enamels, and gilding
Bone china, moulded, glazed and decorated with a claret ground, reserves painted in blue, green, pale yellowish- to dark-brown, and pale purplish-grey enamels, and raised and plain gilding. The cup is of ‘Queen Anne’ shape with a harp-shaped handle (i.e. four sided with deep sloping sides, incurved flutes between them, standing on a circular footring). The saucer is four sided with incurved fluted corners, standing on a circular footring. The lower part of the cup is decoratd with gold scale pattern. Above this it has a claret ground with on two sides shaped reserves framed by raised gold flowers and foliage enclosing butterflies hovering over flowers in polychrome enamels. The other two sides have gold floral sprigs and single dots and groups of three dots scattered over the ground. There are told bands round the rim and foot and the handles is gilt overall. Inside the cup there is a gold The saucer is decorated ensuite, but with the scale pattern around a central white reserve.
History note: Ronald Spencer Copeland (1918-2002); William Copeland (b. 1966); sold Bonhams', 23-24 July, 2013, The Contents of Trelissick House including the Copeland China China Collection, Feock, Trelissick, Cornwall
Purchased with the L. D. Cunliffe Fund
Method of acquisition: Bought (2013) by Bonhams
19th Century, Late#
Victoria I
Circa
1885
CE
-
Circa
1890
CE
Decoration composed of ground colour ( claret) enamel gold
Accession number: C.22 & A-2013
Primary reference Number: 197484
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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