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Tea cup

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)

CultureEnglish

Date1768-1776

MediumPorcelain

Dimensions1 7/8 × 4 × 3 3/8 in. (4.8 × 10.2 × 8.6 cm)

InscribedUnderglaze blue fretted square. Label for: "The Antique Porcelain Co. Ltd. London".

Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise & Henry Clay Hofheimer, II

Object numberL80.258.78C

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DescriptionGold fluted lip. Applied handle in two parts entwined. Inside plain white. Outside has alternate bands of maroon and turquoise enamel radiate from the center. Bands are separated by gilt lines. A swag of leaves and flowers is superimposed in gold over the enamel bands.

Exhibition History"Reopening of the Joan P. Brock Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Opening in March of 2008.