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Shah of Persia teacup
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Museum number
1708
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Description
tea cup with green ground and full coloured portrait medallion framed in flat gold. The portrait of a bearded man bedecked in jewellery is of Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar who ruled over Persia from 1798 until 1834.Inscribed under the base, Futteh Ali Shah, King of Persia.
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Date made
1825
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Material
Soft paste porcelain
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Factory mark
Flight, Barr & Barr
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Mark type
hand written script
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Provenance/assession
From the Works Museum Collection
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Height
2 1/2 inches