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Cup and saucer
Cup, soft-paste porcelain, standing on a short cylindrical foot-rim, rounded curving sides and flaring lip-rim, elaborate scrolled square-shouldered handle; finely painted in polychrome enamels and gilt with to the front of the exterior body a large spray of Chinese-style flowers, around the interior and exterior lip-rim ornate gilt borders, a gilt band around the foot-rim, the handle partially gilt. Saucer, soft-paste porcelain, standing on a short cylindrical foot-rim, curving sides; finely painted in polychrome enamels and gilt with to the centre of the well a large spray of Chinese-style flowers, an ornate gilt border around the rim. The foot-rim slightly chipped.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 35838
Creation/Production
Capodimonte Porcelain Factory
Date: 1750 ca
Acquisition
Gift, 16/12/1919
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5
diam
(cm): 8.6
Width
(cm): 10.7
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 3
Width
(in): 4
Height
(cm): 3
diam
(cm): 13.2
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 5
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
enamel
gilding
glaze
Location
In store
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