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Cup and saucer

Cup and saucer

  • Place of origin:

    Bayreuth, Germany (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1740 (made)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    earthenware with silver decoration

  • Credit Line:

    Gift of Alice Fielding

  • Museum number:

    C.908-1935

  • Gallery location:

    Making Ceramics, room 143, case 9, shelf 3

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The artists of Bayreuth excelled at elaborate decoration in gold and silver. The style of their productions was inspired by similar designs, in gold, on porcelain from Meissen. The tarnished silver is now black.

Physical description

Yellow earthenware with painted silver decoration

Place of Origin

Bayreuth, Germany (made)

Date

ca. 1740 (made)

Materials and Techniques

earthenware with silver decoration

Dimensions

Height: 7 cm cup, Diameter: 12.5 cm saucer

Descriptive line

Buff earthenware cup and saucer with painted silver decoration.

Materials

Silver; Earthenware (buff)

Techniques

Silvering

Categories

Ceramics; Earthenware

Collection code

CER

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