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Collections > Ceramics > Cup and Saucer, c.1780

Cup and Saucer, c.1780

Cup and Saucer, c.1780
Soft-paste porcelain, coloured enamels and gold
Italian, Naples
Both are inscribed with 'Eruzione Nell'Anno' and on the saucer '1759' and ditto '1754' on the cup. Size: Cup - Height: 6 cm; Saucer - Diameter: 13 cm.
Cup and saucer depicting the eruption of Vesuvius.

Artist / Maker: Naples Porcelain

Place: Naples

Object Type: cup and saucer

Actual Date: c. 1780

Century: 18th century

Materials: Gold, Enamel, Soft-paste porcelain

Museum Accession Number: X.1853