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Cup, two-handled and saucer

Chelsea Porcelain Factory

Cup, soft-paste porcelain, with a short foot rim, concave curving sides at base straightening into vertical at rim, and two rococo style moulded handles; lower half of cup is decorated with pinecone moulding and painted in pink and green enamel with gilt, the upper part has a mazarine blue underglaze decorated with insects in gilt with etched detail, a gilt band around foot rim and dentil edge around rim with the handles touched in gilt; glazed. Saucer, soft paste porcelain, short foot rim and curving concave sides with a shallow trembleuse gallery around well; pine cone moulding around inner section of saucer painted in pink and green enamel with gilt, the rest has an underglaze blue ground decorated in gilt with insects and etched detail, a gilt design in well and dentil edge on rim; glazed.

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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 36478

Creation/Production

Chelsea Porcelain Factory
Date: 1759-1769

Acquisition

Bequest, 13/10/1951

Measurements

Height (cm): 7.3
diam (cm): 7.8
Width (cm): 11.8
Height (in): 2
diam (in): 3
Width (in): 4
Height (cm): 2.8
Depth (cm): 16
Height (in): 1
Depth (in): 6

Techniques

wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
underglaze blue
decoration
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art

Material

soft-paste porcelain

Location

In store

Categories

Porslen Lloegr | English porcelain Porslen | Porcelain Cerameg | Ceramics Celf Gymhwysol | Applied Art Inventory level
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