Overglaze Enamel Painted Chinese Porcelain Teacup Rim Sherd

Two mendable rim sherds from a Chinese-export porcelain common-shape teacup with intricately painted pale red enamel decoration. The motif is a petaled design, possibly chrysanthemum, with petals extending outwards around the exterior body towards the rim. There is an additional floral design on the body that may have been outlined and highlighted in gilt at one point, although if so, the decoration has worn away. The rim is a brown dressed rim, but pale in color, and measures to 4.5 inches in diameter. There is an enameled line with interspersed hanging leaf and floral designs around the interior of the rim, although most of this decoration has worn away and only a faint impression of this can be seen when viewed at the right angle. Similarly, the exterior enameling is very faint and much of it has worn away. Consists of two sherds that mend. Most likely residual sherds that mend to one of the matching teacups in the same context.

• Object number

  293.85, 293.89

• Date made

  Mid-Eighteenth Century

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 4.5 inches

• Decoration

  Overglaze Enamel Painted

• Color

  Red

• Animals/objects

  Teacup

• Patterns

  Other (see comments)

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

  Lot 28, Privy Deposit: Level 3 (624.293)

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  Chinese

  Porcelain, Hard Paste

• Techniques

  Press Molded