Teacup and saucer
Manufacturer
Minton
(English, founded 1793)
CultureEnglish
OriginStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Datec.1862-1872
MediumBone china, overglaze enamels and gold
DimensionsOverall (G98.1.25.1): 7 x 9.5 x 7.6 cm (2 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 in.)
Overall (G98.1.25.2): 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.)
MarkingsImpressed MINTON, year cipher for 1864, transfer-printed Ermine and crescent mark in green.
DescriptionMinton teacup and saucer, Sèvres shape cup with loop handle. It is decorated in the Sèvres taste with a turquoise blue ground, and painted with four oval reserves alternating trophies of musical instruments and roses on the cup and four oval reserves of roses on the saucer. They are enriched with raised gilt latticework.
Credit LineGift of N. Robert Cumming
Object numberG98.1.25.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
Not on view
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