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Factory:
Lowestoft Porcelain Factory
Production:
Curtis, Thomas
Soft-paste porcelain coffee cup, decorated with scattered flowers in onglaze polychrome enamels.
Soft-paste porcelain coffee cup, painted in red, green, lilac and pink onglaze enamels. The circular cup has tall rounded sides, and S-scroll handle, with kick terminal, and is supported on a wedge-shaped footring. It is painted with an oval scroll-edged cartouche enclosing a large spray, and smaller sprays and sprigs of flowers, the rim is banded on the interior with a serrated misfired green border.
History note: Merton Thoms Collection, sold Christie's. 11th February, 1910, part of lot 187; Mr S. Fenton
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 6.0 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Late
George III
Production date:
circa
AD 1780
Decoration composed of enamels ( red, green, lilac and pink)
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Glazing (coating) : Soft-paste porcelain, painted in red, green, lilac and pink onglaze enamels
Accession number: C.3126-1928
Primary reference Number: 38351
Old object number: 3158, vol. 10
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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