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Factory: Chelsea-Derby Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain custard cup and cover, painted overglaze in green and black enamels with swags of foliage and flowers, and gilt.
Soft-paste porcelain custard cup and cover, thrown, and moulded, decorated on the cover with applied moulded rose stalk, painting overglaze in green and black enamels, and gilt. The cup stands on a footing, and has deep bulbous sides and a slightly everted rim. The circular cover is slightly domed and has a knob in the form of a rose on a stalk with three leaves. The cup is painted with four swags of foliage and flowers and has gilt lines round the footring and the outer edges of the handle, and a dentilated band round the rim, all mostly worn away. At the bottom of the interior there is a small floral sprig. The cover has a circular spray of green and black foliage and flowers surrounding the rose and stalk knob, and a dentilated gold band round the rim.
History note: Uncertain before donor
Given by Ralph Griffin, MA
Height: 8.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1918-08-28) by Griffin, Ralph, MA
George III
18th Century, second half#
Gold anchor period (1759-69)
Circa
1770
-
1784
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( green and black)
gold
Cover
Diameter 6.3 cm
Cup
Height 6 cm
Cup With Handle
Width 7.7 cm
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain, thrown, and moulded, decorated on the cover with applied moulded rose stalk, painting overglaze in green and black enamels, and gilt
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.31 & A-1918
Primary reference Number: 74376
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Custard cup" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/74376 Accessed: 2024-11-02 16:39:11
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