https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/17024/fullCup and Saucer in the Sèvres Styleca.1850-1855MintonThomas KirbyOverall (G05.4.2a): 6.4 x 8.3 x 6.7 cm (2 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 2 5/8 in.)
Overall (G05.4.2b): 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.)Bone china with overglaze enamels, gildingGift of N. Robert CummingOrigin: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, EnglandG05.4.2a-b1Minton Sèvres-type cup and saucer with cupids, decorated with embossed gilt floral wreath framed panels featuring pink putti in various poses and pairs of opposing birds. The cup is of bute-form with a loop handle and is thinly potted. Both pieces have a gilt dentil rim design.18th Century European PorcelainMinton19th and early 20th Century Ceramics[]European CeramicsEnglish Porcelain1835742169EnglishErmine mark in underglaze green