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SOUP CUP FROM THE VIOLET SERVICE, ONE OF SIX

Creator(s): Paragon China Company, Limited (Manufacturer)

On view in: Pantry


About this object

The dinner service consists of 24 plates, six of each size, and six soup cups and saucers. The two-handled soup cup is footed. The curved sloping sides are ridged. On the interior are three clusters of purple violets and green leaves painted on a white ground. There is gilding on the handles and on the slightly scalloped edge of rim and foot. The exterior is plain white.

Object name:
SOUP CUP FROM THE VIOLET SERVICE, ONE OF SIX
Made from:
Porcelain
Made in:
Longton, England
Date made:
mid 20th Century
Size:
6 in. (15.2 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
26.165.33
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK: [Royal Arms] By Appointment To Her Majesty the Queen China Potters PARAGON Fine Bone China England Regd. Valentine [On back]
Credit line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Riggs, 1975