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Coffee cup, soft paste porcelain, wishbone handle, pencilled, enamelled overglaze in mauve, depicting Oriental riverbank scene.
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Coffee cup, inverted bell shape, tapered footring, everted lip and bulbous body, wishbone handle, pointed at thumbrest and spurs at terminals. Pencilled, en camaieu ('like a cameo', monochrome painting) enamelled overglaze mauve, with two images. One scene shows two Chinamen, one seated on left, other standing and pointing to right, towards distant river and sailing boat, a fence on river bank. Behind oriental building and tree, to right large oviod pot, fence and willow tree, bird in sky. The scene sits upon scroll cartouche. Other image depicts floral sprig. Inside well smaller floral sprig. Inner rim enamelled overglaze mauve band, scroll and flower border.
Material: ceramics
Material: porcelain
Material: soft paste
Material: pencilled
Material: enamelled overglaze
coffee cup by Worcester, c 1755=1765, (1948.176). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.5566 | Go to resource |
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