Factory: John Aynsley Ltd
Bone china with pale yellow glaze, decorated in royal blue and yellow, and gilt; part of a coffee set C.16.1-5-2009
Bone china, with clear and pale yellow glaze, decorated in royal blue and yellow, and gilt. The cup is cylindrical (can-shaped) with a loop handle, and the saucer is circular with shallow curved sides, has a central depression for the cup, and stands on a footring. The outside of the cup and the inside of the saucer are decorated with pale yellow glaze, and geometrical motifs in blue, yellow, and gold. There are gold bands round the rims and a line down the back of the handle
History note: Given to Ernest and Freda Walton, as a wedding present in 1934 by John and Elizabeth Cockcroft
Given by the Walton Family
Method of acquisition: Given (2009-10-12) by The Walton Family
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( royal blue and yellow (if painted))
gold
Saucer
Diameter 11 cm
Height 2 cm
Cup
Diameter 5.7 cm
Height 5.9 cm
Width 8.1 cm
pale yellow outside cup and inside saucer, clear elsewhere
Glaze
Bone china
Glazing (coating) : Bone china, moulded, glazed pale yellow on outside of cup and inside of saucer, painted in royal blue and yellow, and gilded
Accession number: C.16.4 & A-2009
Primary reference Number: 169783
Entry form number: 1028
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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