Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain coffee cup, painted underglaze in blue with the 'Prunus Branch Bird' pattern.
Soft-paste porcelain coffee cup, probably press-moulded rather than jolleyed, painted underglaze in blue. Fluted cylindrical body, opening out towards the lobed rim; scroll handle dividing at the bottom. Decorated on the outside with the 'Prunus Branch Bird' pattern; on the handle an irregular line, probably a twig.
Given by Ralph Griffin, MA, FSA
Height: 5.8 cm
Width: 7.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1918) by Griffin, Ralph, MA, FSA
18th Century, Mid#
George II
Production date:
circa
AD 1753
Decoration composed of cobalt-blue
steatitic
Soft-paste porcelain
Glaze
Press-moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain, probably press-moulded and painted underglaze in blue
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.56B-1918
Primary reference Number: 32855
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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