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Cup; ogee-curved sides with cylindrical foot. C-shaped handle narrowing towards base. Blue line around rim; gilt line around foot; purple petals on handle. Body painted in polychrome enamels with a small vignette of a bird in flight, and a larger one of another bird perched next to an arrangement of fruit.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 32600
Creation/Production
Mennecy-Villeroy Porcelain Factory
Date: 1760 ca
Acquisition
Gift, 20/1/1995
Given by Vernon D. Thorne
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5.6
Length
(cm): 8.2
Width
(cm): 6
Height
(in): 2
Length
(in): 3
Width
(in): 2
Techniques
painted
decoration
Applied Art
enamels
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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