cup and saucer
manufacturer: Worcester porcelain factory (estab. circa 1751, closed 1862)
circa 1775-1780
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Object Detail
Description
tea cup and dish, fluted, decorated with underglaze blue border and painted with butterflies and stylised fruit. The centre of the dish and the bottom of the cup with a landscape. Gold scroll work and a dentil rim. From a service made for Lord Henry Thynne, Earl of Dalhousie circa 1770. The pattern is known by this name, the Earl Dalhousie pattern.
Maker and role
manufacturer: Worcester porcelain factory (estab. circa 1751, closed 1862)
Production place
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Production date
circa 1775-1780
Media description
porcelain, underglaze blue, polychrome enamel decoration, gilding
Measurements
saucer dia 135 mm
cup 50 x dia 85 mm
cup 50 x dia 85 mm
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A0632
