Tea cup
Marcolini
Category
Ceramics
Date
1780
Materials
Ceramic
Measurements
70 mm (H)8 cm (Diameter)13.5 cm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Meissen
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Clandon Park, Surrey
NT 1440736.6.5
Summary
[Salvaged] 1 of 5 tea cups and saucers, part of a circa 1780 Meissen Marcolini tea and coffee service, the gift of Queen Charlotte to Charlotte, wife of the 2nd Earl of Onslow, and decorated with conventional floral sprays, diaper border, with rose heads.
Provenance
Purchased by the Ministry of Public Building and Works in 1963, given to the National Trust in 1977
Makers and roles
Marcolini