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Thomas Baxter, Jr.
Cup and Saucer1801

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Porcelain cup and saucer with deep golden-yellow glaze, decorated with flat-painted Egyptian-revival figures, deities, and geometric border bands in teal and coral red
Porcelain mug with gilded gold ground and loop handle, decorated in the Egyptian Revival style. Two painted figures in ancient Egyptian dress face each other: a falcon-headed seated deity holding a staff, and a standing figure with elaborate headdress holding a scepter. Framed above and below by polychrome borders with green chevron and red teardrop patterns, and a lower band of hieroglyphic-style script.
Porcelain cylindrical cup with gilt interior and gold ground, decorated in Egyptian Revival style with polychrome enamel figures of seated deities flanking a central canopic or ceremonial vessel motif, bordered above and below by green and red geometric bands.
Porcelain mug with gilded gold ground, decorated with Egyptian Revival figures in polychrome enamel: a standing figure holding a staff and an ankh, and a seated figure with an elaborate headdress. Green leaf and red teardrop border bands at rim and base.
Porcelain plate viewed from below, with a white unglazed base encircled by concentric bands of yellow ground, green dotted border, and red teardrop-pattern rim, decorated with small polychrome figures of animals or mythological creatures spaced around the yellow band.
Artist or Maker
Thomas Baxter, Jr.
Artist or Maker
Chamberlain's Factory
Title
Cup and Saucer
Place Made
England
Date Made
1801
Medium
Porcelain, enamels, and gilding
Dimensions
Cup: Height: 3 in. (7.62 cm); Saucer: Diameter: 6 1/4 in. (15.88 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Mary P. Wells and Walter T. Wells
Accession Number
54.140.5a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design

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