Factory: Minton & Co.
Bone china cup and saucer, printed and painted in polychrome enamels with sprays of cornflowers.
Bone china cup and saucer, printed in blue and brown and painted in royal blue, two shades of green, red, yellow and brown enamel colours and gilt. Truncated conical cup with butterfly handle. Circular saucer with shallow curved sides. The cup is decorated with two large and two small sprays of cornflowers and has a plain gilt band round the base and a dentilated band round the rim. The handle has printed markings on the outside with strips of red and blue and is yellow inside. The saucer is decorated with three sprays of cornflowers and has a dentilated gilt band round the rim.
History note: From a service which belonged to the donor
Given by Miss Diana A.M. Hunter
Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Hunter, Diana A. M., Miss
19th Century, Late#
Victoria I
Production date:
circa
AD 1895
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( royal blue, two shades of green, red, yellow and brown)
gold
Cup
Height 6.5 cm
Saucer
Width 14.2 cm
Glazing (coating) : Bone china, printed in blue and brown and painted in royal blue, two shades of green, red, yellow and brown enamel colours and gilt
Inscription present: crowned globe inscribed 'MINTONS' with 'MAKERS' below surmounting a wreath enclosing 'MORTLOCK'S/OXFORD STREET'
Inscription present: pattern number
Inscription present: 'MINTON' with 'S' and inverted V mark below
Inscription present: crowned globe inscribed 'MINTONS' with 'MADE IN ENGLAND' below
Inscription present: pattern number
Accession number: C.13 & A-1984
Primary reference Number: 40373
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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