Coffee Cup and Holder
Coffee Cup and Holder
1910 (made)
1910 (made)
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Coffee cup of plain white porcelain, circular with an indented rim at the base. The holder is a cylinder with a pierced frieze of alternating narrow slits and diamond shaped sections pierced by a circular hole. The underside of the base is stamped with the mark; Café Astora.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Coffee Cup and Holder (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Electroplated nickel silver with porcelain cup |
| Brief description | Coffee cup and holder from a Coffee Service. Electroplate with a porcelain cup, Austria, c.1910. Marked Café Astora and maker's mark Wellner-Soehne. |
| Physical description | Coffee cup of plain white porcelain, circular with an indented rim at the base. The holder is a cylinder with a pierced frieze of alternating narrow slits and diamond shaped sections pierced by a circular hole. The underside of the base is stamped with the mark; Café Astora. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (“Cafe Astoria”~Engraved: “Cafe Astoria”) |
| Credit line | Given by Suzanne Lang |
| Object history | "Suzanne Lang gift From a coffee service. The design of the service is a commercial interpretation of the Jugenstil aesthetic." |
| Other number | 90/2387 - RF number |
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| Accession number | M.36:1, 2-1991 |
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| Record created | March 15, 2004 |
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