Small porcelain cup painted by Sophia Macnamara Hawes, née Brunel 1856
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Object number2014.03794.2
TitleSmall porcelain cup painted by Sophia Macnamara Hawes, née Brunel 1856
Creator Sophia Macnamara (Lady) Hawes (painter)
DescriptionSmall porcelain cup painted by Sophia Macnamara Hawes, sister of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Decorated in red and purple and an arrangement of flowers. Gilt along the edges. Signed by Sophia Hawes on the reverse and dated 1856.
Production date 1856 - 1856
Object nameporcelain
Object categorydecorative art
Materialporcelain
Techniquemanufactured, painted
Dimensions
- cup width: 45 mm
cup height: 31 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”