Coffee Cup and Saucer

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

Coffee cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Cup with slanting sides and angular handle, slanting rim to saucer. Painted in enamel colours with birds and poultry in landscapes, and scattered insects. Gilt and iron-red borders. Handle partly gilt.

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Categories	Ceramics Porcelain Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
Object type	Coffee 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	Coffee cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1780-1790
Physical description	Coffee cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Cup with slanting sides and angular handle, slanting rim to saucer. Painted in enamel colours with birds and poultry in landscapes, and scattered insects. Gilt and iron-red borders. Handle partly gilt.
Style	Neo-Classicism
Marks and inscriptions	Crossed swords with star (Factory mark, in blue)
Credit line	Given by Mrs Herbert Allen
Object history	Part of a tea-and-coffee service. (C.353 to 369-1914, and C.149-1934)
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	Birds Insects Landscapes
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.368&A-1914

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O342219/coffee-cup-and-meissen-porcelain-factory/

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