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Cup and Saucer Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo Cup And Saucer
This is a cup and saucer. It was manufactured by Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin. It is dated early 19th century 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.
The two portraits on this cup represent the English soldier and statesman, the Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), and Gebhard Blucher (1742-1819), the Prussian field marshal who joined forces with Wellington at Waterloo to defeat Napoleon ("The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource," March 26, 1991 - August 30, 1992).
This object was
bequest of
Erskine Hewitt.
It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D (a: cup): 9 × 7.7 × 10.3 cm (3 9/16 × 3 1/16 × 4 1/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.2 × 13.5 cm (7/8 × 5 5/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside of cup: [1] scepter, painted in underglaze blue (Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin mark) [2] character or letter mark, possibly Greek letter, painted overglaze in iron red [3] "33", impressed underglaze ("3" partially visible) [4] "n" or "h"-shaped mark, incised Underside of saucer: [1] scepter, painted in underglaze blue (Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin mark) [2] character or letter mark, possibly Greek letter, painted overglaze in iron red (similar to Mark 2 on underside of cup) [3] "2", impressed [4] "|", incised (line mark)
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
On saucer: [1] "Sieger" / "bei La belle Alliance" / "1815.", painted in gold
Cite this object as
Cup and Saucer Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo Cup And Saucer; Manufactured by Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin (Germany); hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (a: cup): 9 × 7.7 × 10.3 cm (3 9/16 × 3 1/16 × 4 1/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.2 × 13.5 cm (7/8 × 5 5/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-494-a,b
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection.
