Octagonal blue and white cup with figures 20th

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Manager ID

1499

Title

Octagonal blue and white cup with figures 20th century

Short title

Octagonal blue and white cup with figures 20th

Record number

BATEA : 1479

Simple name

cup

Classified name

blue and white; modern; handling; Sydney Smith; figure; ceramic;

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Description

Description part summary

An octagonal blue and white cup. The exterior is decorated with alternating panels of ladies playing musical instruments and peonies in plant containers all under a narrow band of zig-zag lines and double line borders at top and bottom. The interior has a repeating upper band border but is otherwise undecorated. The base has a six character mark which is undeciphered but poorly written.

Description material

porcelain

Description condition

large crack, probably broken in two bits at one stage

Description Colour

Aspect	Colour

of body	white
of decoration	blue

Description length

Description height

5.8cm

Description diameter

7.6cm

Description width

Description depth

Description inscription

Description notes

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