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Factory: Chelsea-Derby Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain custard cup and cover, painted with fruits and flowers in polychrome enamels and gilt.
Soft-paste porcelain painted in blue, green, turquoise-green, yellow, pink, purple, red, and black enamels, and gilt. The cup stands on a footring and has deep bulbous sides, a slightly everted rim, and a loop handle. The circular cover is slightly domed, and has a knob in the shape of a rose on a stalk with three leaves. The exterior of the cup is painted with a peach, a damson, and a spray of hawthorn; two strawberries, and leaves; and two cherries witha pale brown fruit and leaves. It has a gold band round the footring, one down each side of the handle, and a dentilated band round the rim. The cover, is painted with two detached leaves, two strawberries and a blue flower, and a small three leaf sprig. The flower knob is painted yellow and red, and leaves yellow, and green or turquoise-green, with dark purple veining.
History note: Unknown before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Height: 3 1/3 in
Width: 3 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1931-05-05) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
George III
Chelsea-Derby Period
18th Century, second half#
Circa
1770
-
1780
Decoration composed of enamels ( blue, green, turquoise-green, yellow, pink, purple, red, and black) gold
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Glazing (coating) : Soft-paste porcelain, painted with fruits and flowers in polychrome enamels and gilt
Accession number: C.23 & A-1931
Primary reference Number: 73320
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Cup" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/73320 Accessed: 2024-12-18 15:56:54
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University of Cambridge}}
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