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Cup, soft-paste porcelain; with a foot rim which is taller on the outer edge, concave curving sides at base straightening towards the centre leading into a gentle convex curve at rim lip, and a rococo style moulded handle; mazarine blue underglaze decorated in gilt with rococco style borders creating three panels, within the central panel stands a chinese couple and in the panels on either side is a pheasent scene, also in gilt is a floral sprig is situated in well centre, a gilt band to foot rim and a gilt dentil edge upon the rim, the handle is touched in gilt; glazed
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 36477
Creation/Production
Chelsea Porcelain Factory
Date: 1759-1769
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 7.6
diam
(cm): 8.8
Width
(cm): 11.2
Height
(in): 3
diam
(in): 3
Width
(in): 4
Techniques
wheel-thrown
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
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