Cup
1725-1730 (made), middle of 18th century (decorated)
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Tea cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, gilded and with applied relief. No handle. Moulded in relief outside with four sprays of plum blossom, and inside on the bottom with a spray of flowers enclosed by a band of gold above which are four smaller sprays. The outside is painted with a landscape with buildings and figures of a man and two women.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, gilded and with applied relief and moulded |
| Brief description | Tea cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, 1725-1730, and painted in the workshop of Franz Ferdinand Mayer, Pressnitz, middle of 18th century |
| Physical description | Tea cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, gilded and with applied relief. No handle. Moulded in relief outside with four sprays of plum blossom, and inside on the bottom with a spray of flowers enclosed by a band of gold above which are four smaller sprays. The outside is painted with a landscape with buildings and figures of a man and two women. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords Note In underglaze blue |
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| Accession number | C.421-1922 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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