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Cup and Saucer

ca. 1805 (made)
Artist/Maker
Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur Berlin (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Berlin (made)

Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Gilt borders of anthemion ornament.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Cup and saucer
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Hard Paste Porcelain
Painted
Gilded
Lustre
Brief description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur Berlin, Berlin, ca. 1805.
Physical description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Gilt borders of anthemion ornament.
Dimensions
  • Whole height: 10.1cm
  • Whole diameter: 15.2cm
  • Cup height: 7.2cm
  • Cup (including handle) width: 9.9cm
  • Saucer height: 2.9cm
  • Saucer diameter: 15.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'ip' (In red)
Gallery label
Label for 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900', Gallery 101, de-canted March 2017:

'4
Cup and Saucer with Classical Decoration
About 1805

The Berlin manufactory was noted for its efficiency. It used new clays and colours, as well as steam engines. The Neo-classical wares were distinguished by high quality painting. This cup and saucer show the pyramid of Caius Cestius and the temple of Minerva Medica, both in Rome. The border, painted to look like Roman mosaic, was a speciality of the factory.

Germany, Berlin; made at the Royal Porcelain Manufactory
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in colours and gilt

Museum no. C.92&A-1922
Given by Mrs Herbert Allen
(Maude Louise Allen)'
(1987-2006)
CUP AND SAUCER
Royal Porcelain Manufactory
Manufacturers
Berlin: about 1805
Porcelain painted
in colours and gilt

C. 92& a-1922

Frederick the Great acquired this porcelain factory in 1763; after his death it was run by a board under the Royal Commissioner Baron von Heinitz. He modernised, improved the clay and colours and introduced steam engines, and by 1800 it was one of the most modern, efficient porcelain factories. Production was entirely neo-classical and distinguished by high quality painting. The views are the Pyramid of Caius Cestius and the Temple of Minerva Medica at Rome. The border is painted in imitation of Roman mosaic, a speciality of the factory.

Given by Mrs. Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen)
Subjects depicted
Anthemion
Serpent
Place depicted
Rome
Bibliographic reference
The Age of Neo-Classicism, London : Arts Council of Great Britain, 1972 No. 1425
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.92&A-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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