Maker: Barr, Flight and Barr
Part tea and coffee service. Porcelain painted with a deep salmon-pink/orange ground, bat-printed in black, and gilt. The twelve pieces, which comprise four teacups (D,F,J and H), one coffee can (L), four saucers (E,G,I and K), two saucer dishes (B and C), and one bowl (A), are of circular shape with waisted bases to the sloping sides. The cups have circular ring handles with scroll terminals. Each piece is decorated with a salmon-pink border gilt with a vermicular pattern, and banded in gilt, reserved with three or four octagonal panels containing classical deities representative of The Four Elements, bat-printed in black.
Given by Ralph Griffin, MA, FSA
Method of acquisition: Given (1918) by Griffin, Ralph, MA, FSA
19th Century, Early#
Circa
1804
-
1813
Decoration
composed of
gilt
Saucers
Diameter 14.0 cm
Height 3.0 cm
Bowl
Diameter 17.0 cm
Height 7.0 cm
Dishes
Diameter 20.0 cm
Height 3.0 cm
Coffee Can
Height 6.0 cm
Teacups
Height 6.0 cm
Accession number: C.96A-L-1918
Primary reference Number: 37284
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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