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Teacup and saucer

Artist Royal Porcelain Manufactory

Date1814-1860

MediumPorcelain

ClassificationsContainers

Object numberT 1857

DescriptionA: Teacup is small with white background, rounded form. Base sits on six stumps with gold gilting. KPM makers mark on bottom (Crossed swords). Body has a lot of flower molds, white, yellow, pink, blue, orange, purple, and red. Green leaves and stems. Also vertical trenches on eight points all around. Top of cup is gilted with points that curve out. Handle is ropy and twisting with gilting and floral designs. A small bow is at the bottom of it. Inside, purple, yellow, and pink with an orange flower in the middle. Note: Maker's mark is a blue underglaze.
B: Saucer is small and think with white background, rounded, disk- like form. Base sits on six stumps, also has gold gilting. Maker's mark at bottom, blue underglaze (KPM double crossed swords). Body has lots of molded flowers, white, yellow, blue, pink, orange, and purple. There are green leaves amist the tdges of flowers with stems. There are vertical trenches, eight, in total on outside of saucer, top of saucer has gilting and several points that curve out. Inside of saucer has eight vertical raised edges. Four flowers on outer edge, blue, yellow, purple, and orange. A pink flower is set in the middle. All flowers have green leaves.

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