coffee-cup
- Museum number
- 1981,0101.157
- Description
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Coffee-cup; porcelain; fluted sides with a scalloped rim; painted over the glaze in black and gilt with a bunch of flowers, including a rose, tied with a gilt ribbon; three smaller black flower sprays; the inside of the rim is decorated with gilt scroll and line pattern; ear-shaped handle partly decorated in gilt; thickly potted.
- Production date
- 1780-1790 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 6.90 centimetres
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Height: 6.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- This very unusal decorative scheme was probably executed in London.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1981
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1981,0101.157