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Cup: EC.5 & A-1946

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Maker(s)

Factory: Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier's Factory

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels with chinoiserie landscapes and gilt.

Notes

History note: H.E. Backer, 1 Elm Tree Road, St John's Wood, London, NW8 from whom purchased for £15 by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Place(s) associated

  • Vienna ⪼ Austria

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1946-04) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

18th Century, second quarter#
Circa 1730 CE - 1735 CE

School or Style

Chinoiserie
Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel gold
Cup Diameter 3 1/8 in Height 1 7/8 in
Saucer Diameter 5¼ in Height 1 1/8 in
Bowl

Materials used in production

Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Z
  • Location: On base of cup
  • Method of creation: Incised
  • Type: Mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: EC.5 & A-1946
Primary reference Number: 76977
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 21 September 2012 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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