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Cup, coffee and saucer
Coffee cup, soft-paste porcelain, straight flaring sides and angular handle; the exterior sides covered with a deep blue ground and decorated in gilt with to the front of the body a landscape with a stork-like bird enclosed by an elaborate rococo border, two further birds to either sides of the handle, gilt lines around the foot-rim, lip-rim and handle. Saucer, soft-paste porcelain, inset base and straight flaring sides; the upperside covered with a deep blue ground and decorated with gilt with to either side of the well a bird enclosed by an elaborate rococo border, two small insects to the sides of the well between these two panels, a small sprig to the centre of the well, a gilt line around the rim.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 37025
Creation/Production
Arras Porcelain Factory
Date: 1770-1790
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 6.3
diam
(cm): 7
Width
(cm): 8.9
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 2
Width
(in): 3
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
underglaze blue
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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