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Factory: New Hall Porcelain Factory
Bone china, painted underglaze in blue, overglaze in enamel, and gilt with an Imari style pattern with bridge, and two Chinese figures, incongruous Christian church.
Bone china, painted underglaze in blue, overglaze in apricot enamel and gilded. The cup is of Bute shape with an oval ring handle. The circular saucer has curved sides and stands on a footring. The exterior of the cup is decorated with an Oriental landscape in which are a man standing beside a garden pavilion, a flowering tree, stylized flowers growing on a rock a man fishing from a bridge, and further back two more buildings and in the distance a European church, a figure in a small boat, and various plants and leaves. There is a gold band round the base and rim, inside which there is a gold border of adjacent slanting leaves with detached strokes or buds at intervals. At the bottom thee is a floral spray. Down the back of the handle there are eight stylized gold leaves of graduated size. The interior of the saucer is decorated with the same design, differing slightly, and has a gold band round the rim.
History note: Unknown before testator
Dr Milo Keynes Bequest, 2009
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2009) by Keynes, W. M., Dr.
19th Century, Early#
George III
Circa
1815
-
1820
The pattern differs very slightly from no. 1163
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( apricot)
cobalt
( underglaze)
gold
Saucer
Diameter 14 cm
Height 3 cm
Cup
Diameter 8.2 cm
Height 6 cm
Width 10 cm
Inscription present: circular white paper stick-on label
Accession number: C.38 & A-2010
Primary reference Number: 177369
Entry form number: 1027
Old object number: IV A 2
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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