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Cup and Saucer with Floral Sprays Cup And Saucer
This is a cup 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, 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", painted in underglaze blue (Zurich Pottery and Porcelain Factory mark) [2] "IV" and "J.", incised underglaze [3] dot, painted overglaze in black (?) [4] line, painted overglaze in black (faint) Underside of saucer: [1] three lines, incised underglaze
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Cup and Saucer with Floral Sprays Cup And Saucer; Manufactured by Zurich Pottery and Porcelain Factory; porcelain, 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
