Tea Cup and Saucer
ca. 1755-1765 (made)
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Tea cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Cup with loop handle. Painted with pairs of birds and scattered Manierblumen, a butterfly inside cup. Gilt rocaille scrolls frame deep, shaped borders of purple scale ornament. Gilt dentil ornament at edges.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Tea cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1755-1765 |
| Physical description | Tea cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Cup with loop handle. Painted with pairs of birds and scattered Manierblumen, a butterfly inside cup. Gilt rocaille scrolls frame deep, shaped borders of purple scale ornament. Gilt dentil ornament at edges. |
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| Object history | Bond Collection. |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Accession number | 765D&E-1877 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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