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Wedgwood, Josiah
(Factory)
Jasper, white with green dip on the exterior of the cups and the interiors of the saucers, and white reliefs; engine-turned fluting and lapidary polished rim and interior. Translucent. The cups have a frieze of reliefs between the rim and the striped engine-turning round the lower part. The saucers have a border of acanthus and laurel leaves radiating inwards from the rim, and engine-turned stripes radiating from an undecorated circle in the centre. Cup has reliefs of a putto with pipe, a dog, a butterfly, a basket of flowers, Boys at Play (putto with viol, four putti dancing), a plant, a helmet and sword with a dragonfly above.
History note: Unknown before Charles Brinsley Marlay (1831-1912)
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1912)
by
Marlay, Charles Brinsley
Late 18th century
George III
Circa
1787
-
1795
1795
Saucer:
Diameter 12.8 cm
Height 2.7 cm
Cup:
Height 4.5 cm
Width 7.9 cm
Decoration:
Reliefs:
green and white Jasper ware
Accession number: MAR.C.13.1 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 11570
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2020) "Cup and saucer"
Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11570 Accessed: 2021-12-07 21:30:39
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Accession Number: C.451.3 & A-1928
Accession Number: EC.13.2 & A-1945
Accession Number: C.451.4 & A-1928
Accession Number: C.451.2 & A-1928
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