Cup
18th century (made)
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Cup of hard-paste porcelain decorated in silver, black and red. Painted on one side with a shaped panel containing a lady seated in an interior with trees visible through an opening. On the opposite side is an arabesque device. The inside of the rim is painted with a conventional ornament. On the bottom is a fly with a gold body and black wings.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, lustred |
| Brief description | Cup of hard-paste porcelain, Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, 18th century |
| Physical description | Cup of hard-paste porcelain decorated in silver, black and red. Painted on one side with a shaped panel containing a lady seated in an interior with trees visible through an opening. On the opposite side is an arabesque device. The inside of the rim is painted with a conventional ornament. On the bottom is a fly with a gold body and black wings. |
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| Credit line | Given by H. Belward Ray, Esq. |
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| Accession number | 696-1854 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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