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Silver-resist cup and saucer
White earthenware, glazed and resist-lustred.
Small cup with round bowl, standing on a narrow foot-rim. Saucer with deep rounded bowl, flat base and wide foot-rim. The outside of the cup and the upper side of the saucer covered with a silver-resist lustre, stylised design of vines with a thin white line near the rims and round the foot-rim of the cup. The designs are finished with scraffito scrolls. The inside of the cup and the underside of the saucer are glazed but undecorated. The glaze has a slight blue tinge.
History note: Mrs W D Dickson, Bournemouth, until 1932
Given by Mrs W D Dickson, Bournemouth, 1932
Method of acquisition: Given (1932-10-14) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
19th Century, Early
Circa
1810
-
Circa
1830
Decoration
composed of
glaze
( clear)
lustre
( silver (platinum))
Saucer
Diameter 10.8 cm
Height 2.5 cm
Cup
Diameter 6 cm
Height 3.8 cm
white Earthenware
Throwing : Thrown earthenware, glazed and resist-lustred.
Accession number: C.177 & A-1932
Primary reference Number: 72590
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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