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Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain tea cup, decorated with birds and insects underglaze in scale-blue, onglaze in polychrome enamels, and gilt.
Soft-paste porcelain tea cup, decorated underglaze in scale-blue, onglaze in green, yellow, pink, red, purple and grey enamels, and gilt. Circular with rounded sides and loop handle with kick terminal. On the outside, the scale-blue ground is reserved with two shaped cartouches of dishevelled birds in coloured enamels, separated by smaller vase-shaped and triangular panels of insects, all edged with gilt rococo scrollwork. Below there is a gilt band; and on the back of the handle, a gilt scroll.
Given by Ralph Griffin, MA, FSA
Diameter: 8.0 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1918) by Griffin, Ralph, MA, FSA
18th Century
George III
Circa
1770
-
1775
Decoration composed of enamels ( green, yellow, pink, red, purple and grey) cobalt-blue gold
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
steatitic
Soft-paste porcelain
Accession number: C.87-1918
Primary reference Number: 32899
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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