Cup and Socketed Saucer Cup And Saucer

This is a cup and saucer. It was manufactured by Worcester Porcelain Factory and Royal Worcester. It is dated 1878 and we acquired it in 1994. Its medium is porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund in memory of Dona Guimaraes.

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (a,b: overall): 8 × 13 cm (3 1/8 × 5 1/8 in.) Other (a: cup): 6.5 × 8.2 × 6.4 cm (2 9/16 × 3 1/4 × 2 1/2 in.) Other (b: saucer): 3.8 × 13 cm (1 1/2 × 5 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside of cup: [1] C51 crown device, "N" beneath, painted in underglaze blue (Royal Worcester manufactury mark and date letter) [2] "V", painted in underglaze blue Underside of saucer: [1] C51 crown device, "N" beneath, painted in underglaze blue (Royal Worcester manufactury mark and date letter) [2] two dots, painted in underglaze blue [3] "B / 221", painted in gold overglaze (probably pattern number)

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

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