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Cup and cover

Mounts by Affabel Partridge British
Chinese porcelain, Ming dynasty, ca. 1507–66, British mounts ca. 1570
Not on view
The red-glazed ground of this cup was originally decorated with a finely-drawn gold decoration which has now largely worn off. This style of painting in gold on a colored ground was produced in China primarily for the Japanese market, where it was termed kinrande ("gold brocaded.") Queen Elizabeth I was presented with a similar mounted cup in 1582.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cup and cover
  • Maker: Mounts by Affabel Partridge (British, active ca. 1551–1580)
  • Date: Chinese porcelain, Ming dynasty, ca. 1507–66, British mounts ca. 1570
  • Culture: British, London mounts and Chinese porcelain
  • Medium: Porcelain, gilded silver
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 7 3/8 x 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in., 14 oz. 5 dwt. (18.7 x 13.3 x 13.3 cm, 0.443kg)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver In Combination
  • Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968
  • Object Number: 68.141.125a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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