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Teacup

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1820

GUSN

GUSN-5190

Description

Deep circular footed bowl, the body molded with outward flaring scalloped mouth; molded C-scroll handle; underglaze blue and green; overglaze iron red; gilt and pink lustre decoration in floral sprigs and large blossoms in "Gaudy Dutch" tradition; lustre bands at shoulder and foot; single red line borders at mouth and on exterior.

Details

Descriptive Terms

teacups
gilding
overglazing
porcelain
soft paste porcelain
underglazing
floral patterns
Dutch
Soft-Paste Porcelain
Porcelain
Underglazed
Overglazed
Gilded
Gaudy Dutch
Floral
TEACUP

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

2.25 x 4.25 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.557.17

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