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Cup, tea and saucer
Teacup and saucer, the cup a soft-paste 'trident' porcelain with a pale earthy translucency, the saucer a soft-paste 'duck egg' porcelain with a green translucency; cup standing on a tapered foot rim, rounded bowl flaring slightly at lip, with an ear-shaped loop handle; saucer standing on a tapered foot rim with rounded spreading sides; painted in polychrome enamels, the cup with four small sprays of flowers and one spray inside the bowl, the saucer with five sprays around the edge and one in the centre, including pink and wild roses, and tulips; gilt scalloped lip to cup and saucer, gilt detail to handle, and gilt band to foot rim.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33894
Acquisition
Purchase, 1912
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5.1
diam
(cm): 10.2
l(cm) handle to lip:11.6
l(cm)
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 4
l(in) handle to lip:4 9/16
l(in)
Height
(cm): 2.6
diam
(cm): 14.6
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 5
Techniques
jolleyed
forming
Applied Art
moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
jiggered
forming
Applied Art
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
enamel
gilding
Location
In store
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