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Factory: Caughley Porcelain Factory
Moulded and glazed soft-paste porcelain coffee cup, decorated underglaze in blue.
Soft-paste porcelain coffee cup, painted underglaze in blue. The bucket-shaped cup has an earshaped handle with kick terminal, and is moulded with a band of basketwork below the rim. The sides are painted with three 'Chantilly sprigs', below a blue line border.
Given by Ralph Griffin, MA
Height: 5.5 cm
Height: 2 3/16 in
Width: 8.7 cm
Width: 3 1/2 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1918-08-28) by Griffin, Ralph, MA
18th Century, Late#
George III
Circa
1785
CE
-
1795
CE
Cf. p.114. The floral decoration 'à la brindille' was used at Chantilly, c.1760-80, and also at Tournai and Arras. See documentation.
Decoration composed of cobalt-blue
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Moulding
: Moulded and glazed soft-paste porcelain decorated underglaze in blue
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: flattened
Accession number: C.205-1918
Primary reference Number: 73052
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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