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Cup

ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teacup of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. On the front is a putto sleeping, and round the inside of the rim is a border of gilt husks, and on the bottom is a spray of flowers.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Teacup of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Höchst porcelain factory, Höchst, ca. 1760.
Physical description
Teacup of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. On the front is a putto sleeping, and round the inside of the rim is a border of gilt husks, and on the bottom is a spray of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.4cm
  • Diameter: 7.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A wheel (In purple)
  • 'IN' (Incised)
  • Transliteration
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1513-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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