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Cup and saucer
Cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, the cup has curved sides that narrow at the base before spreading out into a circular foot, loop handle, circular saucer with high straight sides and an indented base; the rim of both pieces are banded with a double gilt line border, the foot of the cup is banded with a gilt line border and the handle is gilded, the cup is painted with a bird perching on a tree and the saucer is painted with a bird standing in a landscape.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 38784
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 1780-1800
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 6.5
diam
(cm): 7.8
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 3
Height
(cm): 2.9
diam
(cm): 12.9
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 5
Techniques
jolleyed
forming
Applied Art
jiggered
forming
Applied Art
moulded
forming
Applied Art
painted
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
hard-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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