Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Factory:
Copeland
Entities
Categories
Description
Bone china, decorated with a claret ground, painting in polychrome and enamels, and gilding
Bone china, moulded, glazed and decorated with a claret ground, reserves painted in blue, green, pale yellowish- to dark-brown, and pale purplish-grey enamels, and raised and plain gilding. The cup is of ‘Queen Anne’ shape with a harp-shaped handle (i.e. four sided with deep sloping sides, incurved flutes between them, standing on a circular footring). The saucer is four sided with incurved fluted corners, standing on a circular footring. The lower part of the cup is decoratd with gold scale pattern. Above this it has a claret ground with on two sides shaped reserves framed by raised gold flowers and foliage enclosing butterflies hovering over flowers in polychrome enamels. The other two sides have gold floral sprigs and single dots and groups of three dots scattered over the ground. There are told bands round the rim and foot and the handles is gilt overall. Inside the cup there is a gold The saucer is decorated ensuite, but with the scale pattern around a central white reserve.
Notes
History note: Ronald Spencer Copeland (1918-2002); William Copeland (b. 1966); sold Bonhams', 23-24 July, 2013, The Contents of Trelissick House including the Copeland China China Collection, Feock, Trelissick, Cornwall
Legal notes
Purchased with the L. D. Cunliffe Fund
Method of acquisition: Bought
(2013)
by
Bonhams
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
ground colour
( claret)
enamel
gold
Materials used in production
Glaze
Bone china
Techniques used in production
Moulding
Glazing
Inscription or legends present
- Text: interlaced Cs with COPELAND below
- Location: On base of both pieces
- Method of creation: Printed indistinctly in green
- Type: Factory mark
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.22 & A-2013
Primary reference Number: 197484
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Tuesday 26 November 2013
Updated: Friday 15 December 2023
Last processed: Friday 15 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
