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Cup Cup
This is a cup. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1780 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): 4.3 × 9 × 7 cm (1 11/16 × 3 9/16 × 2 3/4 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.3 × 12.3 cm (7/8 × 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] "52", impressed or incised underglaze [4] a line, painted in purple overglaze (beneath crossed swords) Underside of saucer: [1] double crossed swords with dot between handles, painted in underglaze blue (Meissen Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] "11", impressed underglaze (they look like two arrows) [3] a line, painted in purple overglaze (beneath crossed swords)
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Cup Cup; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (a: cup): 4.3 × 9 × 7 cm (1 11/16 × 3 9/16 × 2 3/4 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.3 × 12.3 cm (7/8 × 4 13/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-768-a
