Cup and Saucer

1803-1828 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of hard paste porcelain. On the cup, the Crucifixion, with the Virgin and St. Mary Magdelene, painted in enamel colours; plain gilt bands at rim and base. On the saucer, a rosette motif of alternating long and short composite petals

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Giesshübel pottery and porecelain factory, Germany, 1803-1828
Physical description
Cup and saucer of hard paste porcelain. On the cup, the Crucifixion, with the Virgin and St. Mary Magdelene, painted in enamel colours; plain gilt bands at rim and base. On the saucer, a rosette motif of alternating long and short composite petals
Credit line
Bequeathed by Claude W. Heneage
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.23&A-1953

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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