Cup and Saucer
ca. 1750-1760 (made)
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Coffee cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and red with touches of green and gilded. Painted with sprays of foliage and plum blossoms, in the style of Meissen's Zwiebelmuster, with smaller plum-blossoms interspersed in red. Border of semi-circle in blue and flowers in gilt.
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 underglaze blue and gilded |
| Brief description | Coffee cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded, Imperial Vienna Porcelain factory, Vienna, ca. 1750-1760 |
| Physical description | Coffee cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and red with touches of green and gilded. Painted with sprays of foliage and plum blossoms, in the style of Meissen's Zwiebelmuster, with smaller plum-blossoms interspersed in red. Border of semi-circle in blue and flowers in gilt. |
| Marks and inscriptions | A shield with the arms of Austria (In blue) |
| Credit line | Given from the collection of the late R. Temple Kirkpatrick |
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| Accession number | C.26&A-1920 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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