Tea Cup and Saucer
ca. 1725-1730 (made)
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Tea cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Inside the saucer painted with a harbour scene and inside the cup an oriental garden vignette, both roundels framed by two red lines. Outside saucer Indian flowers in red. Gold lace borders.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in red enamel and gilt |
| Brief description | Tea cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, painted in red enamel and gilt, probably painted by Christian Friedrich Herold, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1725-1730 |
| Physical description | Tea cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Inside the saucer painted with a harbour scene and inside the cup an oriental garden vignette, both roundels framed by two red lines. Outside saucer Indian flowers in red. Gold lace borders. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr F. L. Lucas |
| Object history | Part of a tea and coffee service (C.69 to 73-1918). |
| 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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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B. Dresden china: an introduction to the study of Meissen porcelain. London: A. & C. Black, 1934, Pl. XXIII (b), pp. 96-97. |
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| Accession number | C.73&A-1918 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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