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Coffee cup with dancing figures

CultureChinese
DecoratedEngland
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Datec.1750; decorated in England c.1760
Mediumhard-paste porcelain, enamels, gold
DimensionsOverall: 6.4 x 8.6 x 5.7 cm (2 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
DescriptionChinese coffee cup, deocrated in England in the style of James Giles, c.1760 with a girl and a boy dancing and seated before an obelisk in a wooden landscape, and the interior has a gilt dentil rim.
Credit LineGift of Helen E. Gardiner
Object numberG08.3.10
Classifications
Asian Ceramics
Sub-classification
Chinese Porcelain - Hausmalerei
Status
Not on view
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
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Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
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Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
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Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
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Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
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Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
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Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
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Object number: G08.3.8
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
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Object number: G08.3.1
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