Underglaze Painted Chinese Porcelain Teacup

Very fine-bodied Chinese-export porcelain handle-less teacup with dark blue underglaze painted floral and thistle motif on the exterior body. The style and decoration color is unusual for porcelain and is more typical of pearlware. Teacup has a very narrow footring with no glaze on the bottom. Sloppily painted spearhead border on interior rim. The rim is slightly flared and measures 3.25 inches in diameter. The body is lightly discolored from the privy. Consists of twelve mended sherds.

• Object number

  261.39, 261.166, 261.224, 261.142, 430.9, 430.102, 430.97, 430.128, 293.13, 293.38, 293.17

• Dimensions

  Height 1.75 inches

  Rim Diameter 3.25 inches

  Foot Diameter 1.38 inches

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Teacup

• Patterns

  Floral

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

  Lot 28, Privy Deposit: Level 2 West Side (624.261)

• Forms

  Base/Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Chinese Porcelain