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Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain cup and saucer, decorated with Japanese pattern in underglaze blue scale-pattern ground, onglaze in red, blue and green enamels, and gilt.
Soft-paste porcelain cup and saucer, decorated with an underglaze blue scale-pattern ground, onglaze in red, blue and green enamels, and gilt. Circular cup of shallow rounded shape with a loop handle with kick terminal, standing on a low footrim. Painted with a Japan pattern in imitation of Imari porcelain, the blue-scale ground reserved with gilt-edged vase and larger shaped panels of the 'Wheatsheaf' pattern.
Given by Ralph Griffin, MA, FSA
Method of acquisition: Given (1918) by Griffin, Ralph, MA, FSA
18th Century, Mid#
George III
Circa
1765
-
1770
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( red, blue and green)
cobalt-blue
gold
Saucer
Diameter 13.0 cm
Height 2.8 cm
Cup
Diameter 8.0 cm
Height 4.6 cm
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
steatitic
Soft-paste porcelain
Accession number: C.84 & A-1918
Primary reference Number: 32895
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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