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Cup, tea
Pardoe, Thomas (1770-1823)
Teacup, greyish-blue hard-paste porcelain with a slight brownish translucency, standing on a shallow foot rim, Bute shape, sides curving to lip. ear-shaped handle; the exterior decorated with an underglaze blue ground reserved with three red and one yellow peony amid realistically painted foliage, edged with gold and with gilt sprays, gilt line (much worn) at foot and lip, the handle formerly gilded, the interior has traces of a gilt garter star in the centre and a gilt line below the lip.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 30335
Creation/Production
Anstice, Horton and Rose
Pardoe, Thomas
Acquisition
Purchase, 15/10/1991
Measurements
Height
(cm): 6
Length
(cm): 10.2
Width
(cm): 8.3
Height
(in): 2
Length
(in): 4
Width
(in): 3
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
underglaze blue
decoration
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
hybrid-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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