Cup and Cover and Saucer
ca. 1735 (made)
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Cup and cover and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Beaker shape, two scrolled 'ear' handles. Low domed cover with artichoke knob. Yellow ground, the cup with two, the cover with three barbed reserves with harbours scenes. The saucer with a Dutch pastoral scene framed by gilt scrolls with lustre panels and purple and iron-red feathery foliage. Gold lace borders at rims, gilt handles and rims.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Cup and cover and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1735 |
| Physical description | Cup and cover and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Beaker shape, two scrolled 'ear' handles. Low domed cover with artichoke knob. Yellow ground, the cup with two, the cover with three barbed reserves with harbours scenes. The saucer with a Dutch pastoral scene framed by gilt scrolls with lustre panels and purple and iron-red feathery foliage. Gold lace borders at rims, gilt handles and rims. |
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| 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 | 37 to B-1908 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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