Coffee mug
The cup is complete, with a crack on the bottom. It is cylindrical in shape. The wall is almost straight, topped by a straight rim with a pinched top in places. The cup rests on a flat foot in line with the wall. The base is free of glaze. The bottom is recessed and flat. The cup is fitted with an ear-shaped vertical handle. It has an external bulge at the top of its curve, as well as near its base; its lower portion is concave. Its ends are bent downwards: the upper end is palmette-shaped, while the lower is curved like a volute. The cross-section is oval. There is a small central nipple molded under the bottom of the cup ; The decoration is molded and hand-painted in polychrome overglaze; it is of the floral type. The molded decoration is visible on the outer wall. It consists of three vertical scrolled medallions. From the base of each emerges a vertical leafy and flowering stem; at their upper junction, they form a cartouche closed at the base by a shell. This cartouche is also present at the handle. The polychrome decoration is painted in pink, violet, yellow, orange, blue and green. It consists of three different groups of flowers and leaves in large medallions.
- Accession Number 2018.10.313
- Date 1860 c
- Materials ceramic, fine porcelain Bone China standard
- Measurements 6,7 x 6,96 cm
- Accession Number 2018.10.313
- Date 1860 c
- Materials ceramic, fine porcelain Bone China standard
- Measurements 6,7 x 6,96 cm
© Collection Pointe-à-Callière, Paul-Gaston L'Anglais fonds,2018.010.0313
Photo by René Bouchard
- On display
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