Cup and Saucer Cup And Saucer

Spode Ceramic Works

late 18th–early 19th century

porcelain (possibly bone china), vitreous enamel

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

A white porcelain cup and saucer are decorated with blue, red, and gold motifs, including birds and floral patterns. Flaring cup with straight sides. Narrow, circular feet. Angular handle with ‘spur”. Curved saucer. Inside of cup and edge of saucer decorated with polychrome overglaze painting. Scrolled band on edge. Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan