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Cup: C.2677 & A-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Unidentified Delft factory (Probably)

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware decorated with a yellow ground and reserves painted in blue with Chinese style flowers

Buff earthenware, tin-glazed, and painted in yellow and blue. The circular cup has deep sloping sides and stands on a footring. The saucer has curved sides and slight footring. The exterior of the cup has a yellow ground and four reserves painted in blue with Chinese style flowers. In the middle of the interior there is a blue leaf. The interior of the saucer is decorated to match with four reserves on the sides and one in the centre.

Notes

History note: Mossel, Amsterdam from whom purchased in August 1902 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Mid
Circa 1740 CE - 1760 CE

School or Style

Chinoiserie

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue and yellow)
Saucer Diameter 11.2 cm Height 2.4 cm
Cup Diameter 6.3 cm Height 3.2 cm

Materials used in production

buff Earthenware
Tin-glaze

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2677 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 73893
Old object number: 1400

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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