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Dodecagonal Cup with Applied Flowers and Saucer Cup And Saucer
This is a cup and saucer. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1850 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 (a: cup): 4.9 × 6.9 × 8.7 cm (1 15/16 × 2 11/16 × 3 7/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 1.8 × 12.2 cm (11/16 × 4 13/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside of cup: [1] double crossed swords, painted in underglaze blue (Meissen Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] cursive "S", "83", and "2" underlined twice, incised underglaze Underside of saucer: [1] double crossed swords, painted in underglaze blue (Meissen Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] two lines or number "17" (?), incised underglaze at the bottom left of factory mark
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Dodecagonal Cup with Applied Flowers and Saucer Cup And Saucer; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); hard paste porcelain, gold; H x W x D (a: cup): 4.9 × 6.9 × 8.7 cm (1 15/16 × 2 11/16 × 3 7/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 1.8 × 12.2 cm (11/16 × 4 13/16 in.); Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1926-22-480-a,b