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Cup and Saucer Cup And Saucer
This is a cup and saucer. It was manufactured by Limbach. It is dated ca. 1800 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, silver. 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): 6.2 × 6.5 × 6.2 cm (2 7/16 × 2 9/16 × 2 7/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 3 × 13.4 cm (1 3/16 × 5 1/4 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside of cup: [1] "L", painted in underglaze blue (Limbach Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] "4", incised underglaze Underside of saucer: [1] "H", incised underglaze [2] "w", impressed underglaze [3] "359" within dashed border, printed on rectangular paper label
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
On front of saucer: [1] "Aechte Freundschaft währt bis dahin" (true friendship lasts until the end), painted around border of central motif On front of cup, within medallion: [1] "VR", on shield attached to memorial stone (being painted by one of the angels)
Cite this object as
Cup and Saucer Cup And Saucer; Manufactured by Limbach (Germany); hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, silver; H x W x D (a: cup): 6.2 × 6.5 × 6.2 cm (2 7/16 × 2 9/16 × 2 7/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 3 × 13.4 cm (1 3/16 × 5 1/4 in.); Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan; 1953-17-34-a,b
