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Cup; ogee-curved sides with cylindrical foot. C-shaped handle narrowing towards base. Blue line around rim; traces of gilt line around foot. Purple petals on handle. Body painted in polychrome enamels with a small vignette of a bird hanging from a branch, and a larger one of another bird standing on a rocky landscape with a (?) duck flying overhead.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 32599
Creation/Production
Mennecy-Villeroy Porcelain Factory
Date: 1760 ca
Acquisition
Gift, 20/1/1995
Given by Vernon D. Thorne
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5.8
Length
(cm): 8.4
Width
(cm): 6.1
Height
(in): 2
Length
(in): 3
Width
(in): 2
Techniques
painted
decoration
Applied Art
enamels
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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