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Cup and Saucer with Putti Medallion Cup And Saucer
This is a cup and saucer. It was manufactured by Gotha Porcelain Factory. It is dated 1860–1885 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. 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): 6.1 × 8.3 × 6.1 cm (2 3/8 × 3 1/4 × 2 3/8 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 3.1 × 13 cm (1 1/4 × 5 1/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside of cup: [1] "GOTHA" above "32", impressed underglaze (Gotha Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] "3210/31", incised overglaze (very faint) Underside of saucer: [1] "32", impressed underglaze [2] "GOTHA" above rooster (?) in oval, impressed underglaze (partially impressed) [3] typeset "X" (?), impressed underglaze (next to "GOTHA" mark)
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Cup and Saucer with Putti Medallion Cup And Saucer; Manufactured by Gotha Porcelain Factory; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (a: cup): 6.1 × 8.3 × 6.1 cm (2 3/8 × 3 1/4 × 2 3/8 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 3.1 × 13 cm (1 1/4 × 5 1/8 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-491-a,b
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection.
