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Cabinet Cup and Saucer- 'Snipe Shooting' and 'Worm Fishing', Worcester porcelain, Chamberlain's Factory, c. 1813–16 In European porcelain, a cabinet cup is an unusually richly decorated cup, normally with a saucer, that did not form part of a tea service but was sold singly (or in a pair) to give as a present or to collectors.
The original teacup design did not have a handle or a saucer. At some point a ring-shaped cupholder appeared to protect the fingers and eventually evolved into a saucer. [3] The cups in 17th century were tiny, with the width about 2¼ inches across at the top,1¼ at the bottom, and the depth of 1½ inches. The saucers measured 4½ inches across.
Cup and saucer, 1774, from the Champion period. The Latin inscription reads: "R. and J. Champion gave this as a token of friendship to J. Burke the best of British wives, on the third day of November, 1774". [2] This was Jane, Mrs Edmund Burke; Champion was a friend, who helped Burke's election that year as a Bristol MP.
Decorative vases and figurines (or magots) for the chimneypiece [5] were produced, and useful wares included delicately modelled rococo tea-pots and cream jugs, coffee-sets or cabarets complete with their trays, covered tureens, bourdaloues, plates and cups, [6] down to porcelain flowers to incorporate in chandeliers and knife-handles.
The other types include Swatow ware (c. 1575–1625), made for South-East Asian and Japanese markets, and Tianqi porcelain, made mainly for the Japanese market in the 17th century. Chinese celadons were exported to most of Eurasia , but not Europe, between roughly the Tang and the early Ming dynasties.
Vincennes soft porcelain cup, 1750–1752 Vincennes soft-porcelain vase, 1753 Vincennes plant pot, c. 1753 The unexpected deaths in 1750 and 1751 of both brothers Fulvy created a financial impasse [ 6 ] that was resolved when the King stepped in and made of Vincennes the object of royal patronage, though less than a manufacture royale ; it ...
1790s Sorgenthal period cup and saucer, probably mainly intended to be displayed in a cabinet rather than used. The wares from the earlier, private period before 1744 are the most sought-after today, if only because production was lower and so the pieces are much more rare. These are often called Du Paquier porcelain from the Du Paquier factory ...
A ceramic teapot on a metal trivet, a milk jug, and a full teacup on a saucer An English tea caddy, a box used to store loose tea leaves. Since the 17th century, the United Kingdom has been one of the world's largest tea consumers, with an average annual per capita supply of 1.9 kilograms (4.2 lb). [1]
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