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Cup of soft-paste porcelain with slightly green translucency and 'moons' (spots of lighter translucency); opaque creamy glaze; standing on an inset base with ground edge, with curved fluted sides and scalloped rim, an elaborate scrolled handle with inner spur and scroll-form thumb rest; painted round the outside with a naturalistic flower spray, isolated flower sprigs, leaves and a ladybird, on the inside of the base an isolated flower sprig, the rim edged in chocolate brown; traces of a now removed second handle, glazed over and enamelled.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 34387
Creation/Production
Chelsea Porcelain Factory
Date: 1755 ca
Acquisition
Transfer, 1921
Measurements
Height
(cm): 6.6
Width
(cm): 11.4
diam
(cm): 9.6
Height
(in): 2
Width
(in): 4
diam
(in): 3
Techniques
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
glaze
enamel
Location
In store
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