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Cup, from a Napoleon III Table Service (Tasse, Service à Chiffre Doré de l'Empereur Napoléon III) Cup
This is a cup. It was manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated 1849–1853 and we acquired it in 1926. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
bequest of
Mrs. John Innes Kane.
It is credited Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 4.9 × 11 × 9.3 cm (1 15/16 × 4 5/16 × 3 11/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside of cup: [1] "S.49." within pill-shaped mark, printed in green (glazed and fired in 1849) [2] eagle flanked by "S." and "53", printed in red (manufactory mark) [3] cursive "P 49 II", incised (probaby potter's mark)
It is inscribed
Front of cup: [1] central crowned "N" entwined with interlaced LLs in foliate scrollwork, printed in gold
Cite this object as
Cup, from a Napoleon III Table Service (Tasse, Service à Chiffre Doré de l'Empereur Napoléon III) Cup; Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); hard paste porcelain, gold; H x W x D: 4.9 × 11 × 9.3 cm (1 15/16 × 4 5/16 × 3 11/16 in.); Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1926-22-131
