objectcuriosity:Cup and Saucer, Wedgwood, c.1783, Etruria, England, black basalt with ‘encaust
objectcuriosity:Cup and Saucer, Wedgwood, c.1783, Etruria, England, black basalt with ‘encaustic’ painting, Victoria and Albert Museum. This cup may have been from a djeuner - a small tea or coffee service, made with or without a matching tray. The cost of the hand painted decoration probably restricted the use of such wares to relatively wealthy households. They would have been used at afternoon or after-dinner tea when guests were present, or may have been personal luxuries, used by wealthy individuals when taking tea in private. The cup and saucer are made of black basalt, a type of fine grained stoneware. This is impervious to liquids, although some basalt tea wares were glazed to prevent staining. -- source link
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