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Cup and saucer: C.187 & A-1932

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Maker(s)

Factory: Ansbach-Bruckberg Porcelain Manufactory
Decorator: Lyncker, Anton (Dutch)

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Description

Thick walled hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels with flowers

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Mrs W. D. Dickson

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1932) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs

Dating

18th Century, Late
Circa 1776 CE - 1780 CE

Note

Anton Lyncker, a German merchant, and his son ran a porcelain decorating workshop at The Hague from about 1776, when Lyncker became a citizen of the city. Although Lyncker described himself as a porcelain manufacturer, no evidence has been found to support this. He imported soft-paste porcelain from Tournai and hard-paste from Ansbach which he and his employees decorated. The firm continued working after Lyncker's death in 1781.

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Saucer Diameter 12.1 cm Height 3.2 cm
Cup Diameter 5.1 cm Height 5.1 cm

Materials used in production

Enamels
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Enamelling

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: stork facing to left

  • Location: On base of cup
  • Method of creation: Painted in grey
  • Type: Mark
  • Text: 3
  • Location: On base of cup
  • Type: Incised mark

Inscription present: stork facing to left

  • Location: On saucer
  • Method of creation: Painted in grey
  • Type: Mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.187 & A-1932
Primary reference Number: 72787

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

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

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