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Cup and Saucer

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Meissen Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Meissen (made)

Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Relief-moulded in panels alternately plain and with Gotzkowsky erhabene Blumen. J-handle. Painted in enamel colours and gilt with the Imperial arms of Russia on the cup and the cross of the Order of St. Andrew on the saucer; spray of Manierblumen in poor colours. A firing crack in each rim and a discoloured spot inside cup. Cup lip unglazed.


Object details

Categories
Porcelain
Ceramics
Object type
Cup and saucer
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Hard Paste Porcelain
Painted
Gilt
Brief description
Cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, made by the Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1750
Physical description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Relief-moulded in panels alternately plain and with Gotzkowsky erhabene Blumen. J-handle. Painted in enamel colours and gilt with the Imperial arms of Russia on the cup and the cross of the Order of St. Andrew on the saucer; spray of Manierblumen in poor colours. A firing crack in each rim and a discoloured spot inside cup. Cup lip unglazed.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Crossed swords (Factory mark, in blue)
  • Transliteration
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs A. Cameron
Object history
From a service made for the Empress Elizabeth Petrovna of Russia.

The defective nature of the pieces, poor colours and lack of gilding indicate the porcelain (perhaps ca. 1745-50) was decorated much later outside the factory.
Production
Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Subjects depicted
Floral Patterns
Coats of Arms
Saint Andrew's Crosses
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.63:1, 2-1909

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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