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Factory: New Hall Porcelain Factory
Hybrid hard-paste porcelain, glazed and gilded. Pattern no. 198
Hybrid-hard-paste porcelain, moulded, glazed, and painted in gold.The circular cup has deep, slightly ogee, ribbed sides, and a lightly scalloped rim, and stands on a footring. The saucer has a lightly scalloped edge, deep curved sides, and stands on a footging. The cup is decorated with a central stylized floral spray, and a border below the rim, comprising a continuous stem of stylzied foliage, a horizontal band, and alternating pairs and sing motifs made up of three dots with a narrow trefoil or fleur-de-lys above. There are gold bands round the rim, a short distance below it, and on the footring. The saucer is decorated en suite but without bands on the exterior. Pattern no. 198.
History note: Unknown before testator
Dr Milo Keynes Bequest, 2009
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2009) by Keynes, W. M., Dr.
18th Century, Late
George III
Circa
1787
CE
-
Circa
1792
CE
The cup and saucer are a matched pair selected from a number of pieces of the same pattern in the bequest, some of which probably belonged to the same set.. The pattern is number 198, but is not marked on the pieces. Pattern numbers are rarely found on New Hall cups and saucers.
Decoration
composed of
gold
Saucer
Diameter 13.4 cm
Height 3.3 cm
Tea Bowl
Diameter 8.6 cm
Height 5.4 cm
presumed lead-glaze; except footring
Glaze
Hybrid hard-paste porcelain
Moulding
: Hybrid hard-paste porcelain, moulded, glazed, and decorated with painted gilding.
Glazing
Inscription present: circular white paper stick on label
Inscription present: circular white paper stick on label
Accession number: C.5 & A-2010
Primary reference Number: 176636
Entry form number: 1027
Old object number: I.J.1
Old object number: III.F.1
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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