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Tea Bowl and Saucer Tea Bowl And Saucer
This is a tea bowl and saucer. It was manufactured by Zurich Pottery and Porcelain Factory. It is dated ca. 1775 and we acquired it in 1924. Its medium is porcelain (possibly soft paste), vitreous enamel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
H x diam. (a: cup): 5 × 8 cm (1 15/16 × 3 1/8 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.9 × 13.1 cm (1 1/8 × 5 3/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside of cup: [1] "Z" with stroke, painted in underglaze blue (manufactory mark) [2] "IV" and "J.", incised underglaze [3] dot, painted in black (?) [4] line, painted in black (faint) Underside of saucer: [1] three lines, incised underglaze
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Tea Bowl and Saucer Tea Bowl And Saucer; Manufactured by Zurich Pottery and Porcelain Factory; porcelain (possibly soft paste), vitreous enamel; H x diam. (a: cup): 5 × 8 cm (1 15/16 × 3 1/8 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.9 × 13.1 cm (1 1/8 × 5 3/16 in.); 1924-33-4-a,b
