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Earthenware handless cup and saucer with brown transfer-printed pattern. Pattern depicts a landscape with a man riding a camel. The border consists of alternating vignettes of flowers and a builing with dome and tower.
cups
saucers (plates)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
Orientalism
Chinoiserie
landscapes (representations)
Set, Cup and Saucer
Set, Cup and Saucer
"Oriental [in scroll cartouche] / W R [swag banner] / Opaque China" (printed)
Oriental
1993.467ab
William Ridgway & Co. (Maker)
Shelton / Hanley, England
1 1/4 (H), 4 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of the Estate of C. Spaulding Prime
1993.467.1-.2
County of Staffordshire (England, United Kingdom) [county]
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