Cup and Saucer with Wheat Stalks Cup And Saucer

This is a cup and saucer. It was manufactured by Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin. It is dated 1795–1815 and we acquired it in 1953. 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 Georgiana L. McClellan. It is credited Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (a: cup): 7 × 6.8 × 9.1 cm (2 3/4 × 2 11/16 × 3 9/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.2 × 14.2 cm (7/8 × 5 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside of cup: [1] scepter, painted in underglaze blue (Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin mark) [2] line, painted overglaze in blue (above scepter mark) [3] "32" (?), impressed underglaze (partially visible) [4] line, incised Underside of saucer: [1] scepter with overglaze blue-grey line above, painted in underglaze blue (Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin mark) [2] line, painted overglaze in blue (above scepter mark) [3] line and numbers (?), incised underglaze (partially obscured by yellow and red museum number) [4] label with number "261", applied

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

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