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Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain tea bowl and saucer, painted underglaze in blue with the 'Prunus Root' pattern.
Soft-paste porcelain tea bowl and saucer, painted underglaze in blue. Circular cup with deep curved sides and six-lobed rim. The exterior of the cup and inside of the saucer are decorated with the 'Prunus Root' pattern; the inside of the cup is decorated with a central sprig and below the rim with two sprays and a butterfly.
History note: Unknown before testator
Bequeathed by the Rev. A.V. Valentine-Richards
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933) by Valentine-Richards, A. V., The Rev
18th Century, Mid#
George II or George III
Circa
1758
-
1765
Decoration
composed of
cobalt-blue
Saucer
Height 2.1 cm
Width 12.0 cm
Cup
Height 4.1 cm
Width 7.0 cm
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
steatitic
Soft-paste porcelain
Inscription present: a diamond surrounded by four dots
Accession number: C.89 & A-1933
Primary reference Number: 34170
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Tea bowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/34170 Accessed: 2024-12-22 23:43:39
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