Coffee Cup and Saucer

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. With the arms of Giuseppe Maria Peruzzi while Bishop of Caorle, consisting of azure six pears, three, two and one on a gilt edged shield surmounted by a tasselled hat painted in green. Sprigs of flowers in gold.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Coffee cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain, Le Nove porcelain factory, Nove, ca. 1780.
Physical description
Coffee cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. With the arms of Giuseppe Maria Peruzzi while Bishop of Caorle, consisting of azure six pears, three, two and one on a gilt edged shield surmounted by a tasselled hat painted in green. Sprigs of flowers in gold.
Marks and inscriptions
  • A star (In gold)
  • 'W' (Incised)
Gallery label
(ca. 1995)
COFFEE CUP AND SAUCER
Porcelain
Marks: a star, in gold and "W, incised
The arms are probably that of Guiseppe Maria
Peruzzi (d.1831), while bishop of Caorle (1795-1807)
ITALY (LE NOVE); about 1780
Gift of Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Alien)
C.157 & A-1922
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.157&A-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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