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Cup and saucer
Cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, the cup with a green tinged white translucency, the saucer with a white translucency; cup standing on a rounded foot rim, indented above, with rounded sides, flaring prominently at lip; loop handle, ridged above anthemion moulded terminal; saucer standing on a cylindrical foot rim curving into rounded spreading sides; both painted in blue, purple, and yellow enamels, with growing flowers, gilt leaves, stems and roots, stems on saucer with thorns; upper part of handle gilded, and anthemion moulding gilded; gilt leaf and berry border inside cup lip, and plain gilt bands to foot rim, and cup and saucer lip.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 31309
Acquisition
Gift, 22/3/1921
Given by F.E. Andrews
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5.4
diam
(cm): 9.1
l(cm) handle to lip:9.8
l(cm)
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 3
l(in) handle to lip:3 7/8
l(in)
Height
(cm): 3.1
diam
(cm): 13.1
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 5
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
jolleyed
forming
Applied Art
moulded
forming
Applied Art
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
jiggered
forming
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
hard-paste porcelain
enamel
gilding
Location
In store
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