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Cup: C.2 & A & B-1836

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Production: Unknown

Entities

  • Cup
  • covered cup and saucer

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain covered cup and saucer. Decorated with enamel colours and gilt.
The saucer has two concentric light green circles, one at the edge the other a few inches in. In the middle of the saucer is a pink circle with a gilt border, and a gilt letter 'W' in the middle. There are also double lined pink circles around the saucer, two between the two green borders, and one between the inner green circle and the pink circle. These pink circles have a thick gold wavy line going around them. The covered cup has a similar design.

Legal notes

Given by Miss Whitehurst

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1836-07-27) by Whitehurst, Miss

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1800

Components of the work

Saucer Diameter 13.3 cm Height 3.2 cm
Cup Height 9.2 cm Length 8.6 cm

Materials used in production

Enamels
Gilt
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Enamelling
Gilding

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2 & A & B-1836
Primary reference Number: 72972

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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