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With Balleri, Rita, Biancalana, Alessandro, d'Agliano Andreina, and Rucellai, Oliva, ‘Amici di Doccia Quaderni, - The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection’ numero VII - 2013, Edizioni Polistampa, Firenze, 2014","id":"AUTH332410"},"details":"pp. 102-103, Cat. 88","free":"88. Sherbet cup\r\ncirca 1780\r\nhard-paste porcelain with tin-glaze painted in\r\ncolours\r\nlength 9 cm; width 6,5 cm\r\nno mark\r\ninv. C.789-1935\r\nbequest: Herbert Allen\r\nBibliography: unpublished\r\nThe three sherbet cups in the shape of a leaf with the stem as the handle are derived from a model produced at Dehua in the 17th century (AYERS 2002, p. 55, cat. 6; I wish to thank Francesco Morena for this information), at that time used as a paintbrush-washer. In Europe they were used as cups for hot beverages and later as sherbet cups. Two of the cups are decorated in the centre with a little bouquet usually called “al mazzetto” (see cat. 90). 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