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1938

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2015

2025

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Cup and Saucer Cup And Saucer

This is a cup and saucer. It was manufactured by Kloster-Veilsdorf Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated late 18th–early 19th century and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (a: cup): 7.2 × 9.5 × 7.1 cm (2 13/16 × 3 3/4 × 2 13/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 3 × 13.5 cm (1 3/16 × 5 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside of cup: [1] interlaced "CV", painted in underglaze blue [2] "R.", written in purple overglaze Underside of saucer: [1] interlaced "CV", painted in underglaze blue [2] "D", written in purple overglaze [3] "Not cat. cooster Veilsdorf" (?), written in blue ink on paper label

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Cup and Saucer Cup And Saucer; Manufactured by Kloster-Veilsdorf Porcelain Manufactory; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel; H x W x D (a: cup): 7.2 × 9.5 × 7.1 cm (2 13/16 × 3 3/4 × 2 13/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 3 × 13.5 cm (1 3/16 × 5 5/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-443-a,b

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