cup
Worcester Porcelain Factory 1751
Summary
Public: Tea cup, soft paste porcelain, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, iron red, green, blue enamels and gilt in imitation Japanese 'Imari' pattern. Private: Wide, shallow tea cup tapering to curved base with narrow footring. Main body divided into four vertical panels by four narrower underglaze blue panels, decorated with gilt foliage, circular reserve half way down, filled with flowers in red, green and gilt. White panels filled with large stylised chrysanthemums in red and gilt, and prunus stems in blue, with green leaves and background. Horizontal band of flowers reserved on underglaze blue ground with gilt edges round bottom of body. Sprig of flowers in red, green, blue and gilt in well. Ear shaped loop handle, with red motifs on back.
Object Name
cup
Creators Name
Date Created
c 1765=1780
accession number
1917.459
Collection Group
Place of creation
Worcester
Medium
Credit
Leicester Collier Bequest
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