tea cup
Summary
Public: Teacup, soft paste porcelain, painted in brown enamels and gilt with strawberry pattern. Private: Circular tea cup with straight sides tapering towards base. Ridge two thirds of the way down, beneath which body curves in towards tapering footring. Upper half of body painted with wide border of meandering strawberry plant in gilt with dark brown leaves and fruit. Plain gilt double line border underneath, gilt bands to rim and round footring. Small circular loop handle with long tail reaching down towards base, picked out in gilt. Well painted with single leaf and strawberry in brown.
Object Name
tea cup
Creators Name
Date Created
c 1795=1804
accession number
1917.517
Collection Group
Place of creation
Worcester
Medium
Credit
Leicester Collier Bequest
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