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Cup: C.84 & A-1918

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory

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Soft-paste porcelain cup and saucer, decorated with Japanese pattern in underglaze blue scale-pattern ground, onglaze in red, blue and green enamels, and gilt.

Soft-paste porcelain cup and saucer, decorated with an underglaze blue scale-pattern ground, onglaze in red, blue and green enamels, and gilt. Circular cup of shallow rounded shape with a loop handle with kick terminal, standing on a low footrim. Painted with a Japan pattern in imitation of Imari porcelain, the blue-scale ground reserved with gilt-edged vase and larger shaped panels of the 'Wheatsheaf' pattern.

Legal notes

Given by Ralph Griffin, MA, FSA

Place(s) associated

  • Worcester ⪼ Worcestershire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1918) by Griffin, Ralph, MA, FSA

Dating

18th Century, Mid#
George III
Circa 1765 - 1770

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( red, blue and green) cobalt-blue gold
Saucer Diameter 13.0 cm Height 2.8 cm
Cup Diameter 8.0 cm Height 4.6 cm

Materials used in production

presumed lead Lead-glaze
steatitic Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating)

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.84 & A-1918
Primary reference Number: 32895
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

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

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