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1903

  • Work on this object began.

1972

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Tea or Coffee Cup and Saucer Cup And Saucer

This is a cup and saucer. It was manufactured by Worcester Royal Porcelain Company, Ltd. and Royal Worcester. It is dated 1903 and we acquired it in 1972. Its medium is porcelain (bone china), vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Julian Clarence Levi. It is credited Bequest of Julian Clarence Levi.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (a: cup): 5.5 × 7.7 × 5.5 cm (2 3/16 × 3 1/16 × 2 3/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2 × 11.3 cm (13/16 × 4 7/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside of cup: [1] C51 crown device surrounded by "ROYAL WORCESTER ENGLAND" flanked by six dots on each side, painted or printed in purple overglaze (Royal Worcester manufactury mark and date mark) [2] "W764", painted in red overglaze (probably pattern number) [3] "V", painted in black overglaze Underside of saucer: [1] C51 crown device with "T" beneath, painted or printed in purple overglaze (manufactory mark) [2] "10", painted in black overglaze [3] "BT", painted in gold overglaze [4] "W / 764" divided by horizontal line, painted in red overglaze (probably pattern number) [5] three dots, painted in blue overglaze [6] "15" (?), impressed underglaze [7] additional mark impressed underglaze (obscured by mark 1)

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Tea or Coffee Cup and Saucer Cup And Saucer; Manufactured by Worcester Royal Porcelain Company, Ltd., Royal Worcester (England, GB, United Kingdom); porcelain (bone china), vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (a: cup): 5.5 × 7.7 × 5.5 cm (2 3/16 × 3 1/16 × 2 3/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2 × 11.3 cm (13/16 × 4 7/16 in.); Bequest of Julian Clarence Levi; 1972-5-14-a,b

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