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

Museum number

C129.1
C129.2

Object

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

Description

Two-handled chocolate cup and saucer. One of aset of five. Royal Lilly 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.

Inscription

C129 (on both objects)

On display?

No

Further description

Simple name

Cup
Saucer

Dimensions

cup: 10cm (d) x 7.0cm (h) x 13.5cm (w)
saucer: 7.0cm (h)