Tea Bowl and Saucer
ca. 1724 (made)
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Tea bowl and saucer of porcelain, each painted with shipping scenes of merchants and their wares by a quayside, within a gilt scrollwork cartouche filled with Böttger lustre and with iron-red and purple scrollwork. Gilt scrollwork border to the rim.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with gilt scrollwork and Böttger lustre |
| Brief description | Tea bowl and saucer of porcelain, Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, ca. 1724. |
| Physical description | Tea bowl and saucer of porcelain, each painted with shipping scenes of merchants and their wares by a quayside, within a gilt scrollwork cartouche filled with Böttger lustre and with iron-red and purple scrollwork. Gilt scrollwork border to the rim. |
| Marks and inscriptions | '42' (In gilt) |
| Credit line | From the Arthur and Hilde Weiner Collection. Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the V&A, 2006 |
| Object history | Formerly in the Arthur and Hilde Weiner Collection. |
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| Accession number | C.40:1, 2-2006 |
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| Record created | April 22, 2009 |
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