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Cup: C.13 & A-1984

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Minton & Co.

Entities

Categories

Description

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.

Notes

History note: From a service which belonged to the donor

Legal notes

Given by Miss Diana A.M. Hunter

Place(s) associated

  • Stoke ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Hunter, Diana A. M., Miss

Dating

19th Century, Late#
Victoria I
Production date: circa AD 1895

School or Style

Sèvres style

Components of the work

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

Materials used in production

Glaze
Bone china

Techniques used in production

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 or legends present

Inscription present: crowned globe inscribed 'MINTONS' with 'MAKERS' below surmounting a wreath enclosing 'MORTLOCK'S/OXFORD STREET'

  • Text: 'MINTONS', 'MAKERS' and 'MORTLOCK'S/OXFORD STREET'
  • Location: On base of cup
  • Method of creation: Printed in puce
  • Type: Mark

Inscription present: pattern number

  • Text: G234/3
  • Location: On base of cup
  • Method of creation: Painted in red
  • Type: Number

Inscription present: 'MINTON' with 'S' and inverted V mark below

  • Text: MINTON S
  • Location: On base of saucer
  • Method of creation: Impressed
  • Type: Mark

Inscription present: crowned globe inscribed 'MINTONS' with 'MADE IN ENGLAND' below

  • Text: MINTONS MADE IN ENGLAND
  • Location: On base of saucer
  • Method of creation: Printed in puce
  • Type: Mark

Inscription present: pattern number

  • Text: G 234/9
  • Location: On base of saucer
  • Method of creation: Painted
  • Type: Number

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.13 & A-1984
Primary reference Number: 40373
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 24 April 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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