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It was made in Kütahya in western Anatolia. Potters in the town produced many coffee cups to meet the demand created by the popular drink. Fancier Kütahya wares like this piece were eventually outclassed by the fine porcelain cups made at Meissen in Germany.\r\n\r\nThe town of Kütahya had a long tradition of making pottery. In the 16th and 17th centuries, it was overshadowed by Iznik in north-west Anatolia. 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Greville J. Chester for £1 12 shillings\n\nHistorical significance: Several individual cups and saucers exist in this style.  However, this set is one of only two which have a matching cup and saucer obviously designed to go together.  The other is in the British Museum's collection.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Cup and a saucer, fritware, painted in underglaze blue and polychrome enamels, Turkey (Kütahya), about 1725","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Carswell, John & Dowsett CJF.  <u> Kütahya Tiles and Pottery from the Armenian Cathedral of St. James, Jerusalem </u>, Vol. II. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1972. p. 19. 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These fancier Kütahya wares were eventually surpassed by the fine porcelain cups made at Meissen in Germany.\r\n\r\nFritware painted under the glaze\r\n\r\nMuseum no. 607&amp;A-1874\r\n","date":{"text":"Jameel Gallery","earliest":"2006-07-20","latest":null}},{"text":"CUP AND SAUCER\r\nWhite earthenware painted in underglaze colours.\r\nTURKISH (KUTAHIA); 18th century","date":{"text":"Old gallery label","earliest":null,"latest":null}}],"partNumbers":["607A-1874","607-1874"],"accessionNumberNum":"607","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1874,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","Saucer","Cup (beaker)"],"assets":["2019LP4091","2019LP4080","2019LT3158","2019LT1401","2019LU4646","2019LW5682"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-12","recordCreationDate":"2003-11-28","availableToBook":false}}