Saucer, Saucer, ca. 1780

This is a saucer. 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 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 × 7 × 8.9 cm (1 11/16 × 2 3/4 × 3 1/2 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.3 × 12.2 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] impressed mark, indecipherable [3] a line, painted in purple overglaze Underside of saucer: [1] double crossed swords with dot between handles, painted in underglaze blue (Meissen Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] "11", impressed underglaze (the numbers look like two arrows)

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

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