Cup and Saucer
ca. 1715 (made), ca. 1720 (decorated)
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Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. The outsides of both decorated with bands of acanthus foliage in applied relief painted in green, blue and yellow below two dragons and rosettes in pale green, red and gold; the inside painted with small growing plants in the same colours.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
Brief description | Cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, the porcelain made about 1715, the decoration about 1720 |
Physical description | Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. The outsides of both decorated with bands of acanthus foliage in applied relief painted in green, blue and yellow below two dragons and rosettes in pale green, red and gold; the inside painted with small growing plants in the same colours. |
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Accession number | C.769&A-1922 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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