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Factory: Guérhard and Dihl's Factory
Hard-paste porcelain cup and saucer painted in enamels and gold with borders of feathers, acanthus, paterae, husks, and swags.
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in pink, orange, purple, and black enamels, and gilded. The cylindrical cup as a loop handle with a spur on the inside. The circular saucer has sloping sides, and flat central area. The upper part of the cup is decorated with a border composed of feathers, acanthus, paterae, husks, and swags of trefoil leaves. Below, there are alternating gold sprigs and discs. There are gold bands round the rim and base, lines down the sides of the handle, and a spray of leaves down its back. The saucer is decorated en suite, with a patera in the centre, and has a gold band round the rim.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Ralph Griffin, MA, FSA
Method of acquisition: Given (1918-08-28) by Griffin, Ralph
18th Century, Late
Circa
1795
-
1800
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( pink, orange, purple, and black)
gold
Saucer
Diameter 13.1 cm
Height 3 cm
Cup Rim
Diameter 6.5 cm
Cup
Height 6.2 cm
Width 8.8 cm
Handle
Inscription present: The RE of MANFRE are smaller and raised
Inscription present: the rest of the mark is missing and the whole very faint
Accession number: C.200 & A-1918
Primary reference Number: 72983
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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