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Cup and Saucer with Raised Gotzkowsky Flower Pattern Cup
This is a cup. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Factory and Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1740 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts 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): 4.8 × 10.6 × 8.5 cm (1 7/8 × 4 3/16 × 3 3/8 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.4 × 14.1 cm (15/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside of cup: [1] double crossed swords, painted in underglaze blue (Meissen Porcelain Factory mark) [2] "7" (?) and other number (?), impressed or incised (obscured by old label adhesive) Underside of saucer: [1] double crossed swords, painted in underglaze blue (Meissen Porcelain Factory mark) [2] line, painted in gold (on rim)
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Cup and Saucer with Raised Gotzkowsky Flower Pattern Cup; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Factory (Germany), Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (a: cup): 4.8 × 10.6 × 8.5 cm (1 7/8 × 4 3/16 × 3 3/8 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.4 × 14.1 cm (15/16 × 5 9/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-438
