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Cup: MAR.C.38 & A-1912

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain cup and saucer. Decorated with yellow and puce enamel colours and gilt, with a yellow ground. Reserves painted with shore scenes en camaieu in puce.
Mark: On both pieces, a crown over a crossed circle in underglaze blue and a symbol in puce.

Legal notes

C. B. Marlay Bequest

Place(s) associated

  • Höchst-am-Main ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

18th Century
1765 - 1774

Components of the work

Mark composed of underglaze ( blue)
Saucer Diameter 11.4 cm Height 2.9 cm
Cup Height 7.3 cm Width 9.2 cm

Materials used in production

Enamels
Gilt
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Enamelling
Gilding

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.C.38 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 77364
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 11 October 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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