Chocolate cup and saucer: ‘Royal Lily’ pattern, Worcester Porcelain Factory, soft-paste porcelain, about 1785

Museum number

C128.1
C128.2

Object

Chocolate cup and saucer: ‘Royal Lily’ pattern, Worcester Porcelain Factory, soft-paste porcelain, about 1785

Description

A saucer of this pattern is figured in Hobson, plate C 11 (1).It is known as the ''Royal Lily'' or Queen's pattern, from its having been chosen by Queen Charlotte for a service made to order.Two-handled chocolate cup and saucer. One of aset of six. Royal Lily pattern. Shaped sides, upper part lobed with wavy edge, scroll loop handles. Painted, the cups with vertical and the saucers with radiating compartments, in each of whiich is a formal design of Lilies, all in underglaze blue. Round the outer and inner rim of saucer is a narrow band of enamel blue with gilt diaper and small scroll pattern, in centre of saucer a circular medallion framed in a similar band and painted with a formal floral design of red and gold; both cup and saucer have brown edging. A saucer of this pattern is figured in Hobson, plate C 11 (1).It is known as the ''Royal Lily'' or Queen's pattern, from its having been chosen by Queen Charlotte for a service made to order.

Materials

Porcelain

On display?

No

Further description

Simple name

Cup
Saucer

Dimensions

cup: 10.0cm (d) x 7.0cm (h) x 13.5cm (w)
saucer: 4.5cm (h)