teacup and saucer, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd.

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Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd., teacup and saucer
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd.
1808–1812
teacup and saucer, 1808–1812
Where object was made: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Material/technique: moonlight lusterware; porcelain; enamel
Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): cup: 6.4 x 9.4 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 2 1/2 x 3 11/16 in
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): saucer: 3.2 x 14.9 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 1 1/4 x 5 7/8 in
Credit line: Gift from The Frank P. and Harriet C. Burnap Collection
Accession number: 1937.0100.a,b
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Archive Label 2001:
The lyrical pattern seen on this teacup and saucer is another variation on the use of luster glazes in early 19th-century England. Wedgwood's factory produced this so-called "moonlight" or marble luster type.

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