Cup and Saucer

Title	Cup and Saucer
Artist	Worcester Factory
Date	1750–75 18th century
Medium	Porcelain (soft-paste)
Origin	British British
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Rogers Fund, 1927
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Zoological illustration

About this artwork

“Cup and Saucer” is a work by Worcester Factory, dated 1750–75. It is executed in porcelain (soft-paste). In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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The artist

This work is attributed to Worcester Factory. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.

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The period

Dated to 1750–75. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.

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The origin

Recorded origin: British. Browse more public-domain art from British.

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The collection

Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.

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