Museum number
C129A.1
C129A.2
Object
Chocolate cup and saucer: ‘Royal Lily’ pattern, Worcester Porcelain Factory, soft-paste porcelain, about 1785
Description
Two-handles chocolate cup and saucer.English, Worcester, 1785-90.Soft-paste porcelain decorated in enamel colours with gilding with the 2Lily" or "Queen Charlotte's 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 which 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. One of a set of six
Materials
Porcelain
On display?
No

Further description

Simple name
Cup
Saucer
Subject
Floral
Dimensions
regular: 6.985cm (w)

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