Gilded English Hard Paste Porcelain Teacup Rim Sherd

One English hard paste porcelain teacup rim sherd with an everted lip. There is a 1/4 inch band of gilding around the interior rim. On the exterior surface, there is a thin line of gilding about 1/4 inch below the rim. The gilding is hand painted over the glaze.

• Object number

  210.113

• Date made

  1880 - 1920

• Decoration

  Gilded

• Animals/objects

  Teacup

  Hollowware

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

  Lot 28, Between Floors #2 and #3 (624.210)

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  English Hard Paste Porcelain

• Techniques

  Press Molded