Tea Cup and Saucer
mid 18th century (made)
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Tea cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. On the outside covered with greyish yellow glaze. Painted in underglaze blue with borders of lattice with reserved flowers and stylised groups of flowers.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and a yellow exterior glaze |
Brief description | Tea cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and a yellow exterior glaze, Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, mid 18th century |
Physical description | Tea cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. On the outside covered with greyish yellow glaze. Painted in underglaze blue with borders of lattice with reserved flowers and stylised groups of flowers. |
Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords with pommels (Factory mark, painted in underglaze blue) |
Credit line | J. A. Tulk Bequest |
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 | C.39&A-1956 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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