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Cup: C.55 & A-1933

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain teabowl and saucer, painted in a bright enamel palette. The saucer is decorated with a central medallion enclosing a pin-wheel in yellow, blue, white, pink and turquoise, encircled by five petal shaped panels enclosing pink flowering sprays. Reserved against a mottled dark rose ground strewn with yellow centred flower heads.
The teabowl with matching decoration

Legal notes

A. V. Valentine Richards Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 3.9 cm
Width: 11.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1905-04-16) by Valentine-Richards, A. V., The Rev

Dating

1723 - 1760

School or Style

famille rose

Materials used in production

Enamels
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Painting

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.55 & A-1933
Primary reference Number: 75492
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 12 November 2015 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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