bowl, tea
manufacturer: Chelsea porcelain factory (English, estab. circa 1743, closed 1769); manufacturer: Chelsea-Derby porcelain factory (estab. 1770, closed 1784);
circa 1770
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Description
tea bowl, fluted, ground painted in claret leaving rococo reserves painted with small scattered flowers, honey-gilded with rococo cartouche and garlands and ribbons. The lip decorated with dentil gilded.
Maker and role
manufacturer: Chelsea porcelain factory (English, estab. circa 1743, closed 1769)
manufacturer: Chelsea-Derby porcelain factory (estab. 1770, closed 1784)
manufacturer: Chelsea-Derby porcelain factory (estab. 1770, closed 1784)
Production place
Chelsea, London, England
Production date
circa 1770
Media description
porcelain, gidled
Measurements
cup: 50 x dia 75 mm
saucer: 35 x dia 120 mm
saucer: 35 x dia 120 mm
Inscriptions
Marked with a D and anchor in red.
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
A0670
TJC reference number
870
