Cup and Saucer
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Decorative Art, 19th Century, 4th Floor
MEDIUM
Porcelain
DATES
1881
DIMENSIONS
Cup: 2 7/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (7.3 x 8.9 x 6.4 cm)
Saucer: 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. (2.2 x 13.3 cm)
MARKINGS
On base of cup: company logo printed in blue with "S" below, "10" hand painted in blue, and "Br" hand painted in orange. On base of saucer: company logo impressed, gilder's mark "Wy" hand painted, "III" hand painted in black, donor's old rectangular white paper label "2474."
ACCESSION NUMBER
1999.152.152a-b
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Cup and saucer, ivory body, the cup of flared cylindrical form simulating a wooden barrel with three horizontal molded and raised rings terminating in a molded ring on a circular, raised ring foot. The flared saucer with raised molded border above the bowl with low relief molded wood plank detail terminating in a raised border. The body decorated with a gilt on gilt zigzag border above typical Royal Worcester polychrome Japanesque motifs including mon, serrated leaves, and square diaper patterns above the foot also decorated with gilt on gilt zigzag pattern, with a gilt molded applied handle of rectilinear bracket form. The saucer similarly decorated.
Condition: overall good condition, one chip at rim on cup repaired and one crack to cup repaired.
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