Egg cup

Date1752-1758

Artist/Maker Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (1745-1769)

MediumSoft-paste porcelain

DimensionsDia: 2 5/8"; H: 2 3/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1962-25

DescriptionEgg cup with deep cup-shaped body and brown edged flaring rim is supported on short stem with central swelling and conical foot. Decorated in overglaze enamels with bouquet and sprig of flowers in orange-red, blue, yellow, and green.

Red anchor period.
Label TextFew specimens of this form remain, due to their great fragility. Those surviving are usually marked with the red anchor plus a numeral like the 7 on this one. A published example with the same floral decoration is numbered 2, while a recorded pair is numbered 4 and 6.
InscribedRed anchor and numeral "7" painted on bottom.
MarkingsNone
ProvenanceEx coll: Frank Hurlbutt, Mold, Flintshire; M. G. Kaufman, Chicago