Cup and Saucer
ca. 1765 (made)
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Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain moulded in relief, painted with enamels and gilded. Border of scale-pattern in black on a green ground edged with rococo scrolls in relief. The remaining surface is decorated with floral festoons in scrolled compartments reserved on a ribbed ground with flowering branches in relief.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain moulded in relief, painted with enamels and gilded |
Brief description | Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain moulded in relief, painted with enamels and gilded, Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur Berlin, Germany, ca. 1765 |
Physical description | Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain moulded in relief, painted with enamels and gilded. Border of scale-pattern in black on a green ground edged with rococo scrolls in relief. The remaining surface is decorated with floral festoons in scrolled compartments reserved on a ribbed ground with flowering branches in relief. |
Marks and inscriptions | A sceptre (in blue) |
Credit line | Given by C. B. Farmer |
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Accession number | 4&A-1904 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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