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Covered cup: C.2 & A-1836

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Maker: Unknown

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain covered cup, decorated in enamel colours and gilt. There are two green borders on the cup, and one on the lid, both surrounded by gilt lines. Around the cup are double pink lines with a thick gold line curling around this. At the front of the cup is a pink circle bordered with a gilt circle, with the letter 'W' in the middle.
The lid has two sets of double pink lines with a thick gold curling line. There are gilt lines running around the base, and across, the knob.

Legal notes

Given by Miss Whitehurst

Place(s) associated

  • Berlin ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1800

Materials used in production

Enamels
Gilt
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Enamelling

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2 & A-1836
Primary reference Number: 72973
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 18 November 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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