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Coffee cup (Chocolate cup)
Worcester Porcelain Factory
1752-1755
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1982.0143
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Mayer
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Complete Details
Object Number
1982.0143
Object Name
Coffee cup (Chocolate cup)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1752-1755
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Painted
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
2.1 (H) x 3 (L) x 2.2 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5.3 (H) x 7.6 (L) x 5.5 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Clarke, Samuel M. & Austin, John C. 1987 Worcester Porcelain in the Colonial Williamsburg Collection.
• Illustration of a similar coffee cup: pl. 4Book: Sandon, Henry. 1970 The Illustrated Guide to Worcester Porcelain 1751- 1793.
• Illustration of a similar cup and a matching excavated waster: pl. 7Book: Sandon, John. 1993 The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1851, Volume 1. 1.
• Definition of H. Sandon's term: "Bristol/ Worcester" and how it was wrongly applied to this type of ware: p. 83