Tea Bowl and Saucer
ca. 1730-1735 (made)
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Tea bowl and saucer of porcelain, each painted with shipping scenes of merchants by quaysides, enclosed by gilt scrollwork cartouches embellished with Böttger lustre and purple and iron-red scrollwork, and with gilt scrollwork borders.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted, gilded and embellished with Böttger lustre |
| Brief description | Tea bowl and saucer of porcelain, each painted with shipping scenes in the manner of C.F. Herold, Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, ca. 1730-1735. |
| Physical description | Tea bowl and saucer of porcelain, each painted with shipping scenes of merchants by quaysides, enclosed by gilt scrollwork cartouches embellished with Böttger lustre and purple and iron-red scrollwork, and with gilt scrollwork borders. |
| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords (In underglaze blue) |
| 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. Decorated in the manner of C.F. Herold. |
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| Accession number | C.57:1, 2-2006 |
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| Record created | April 22, 2009 |
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