There is one other image of this object. This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

See more objects with the tag dining, coffee/tea drinking, drinking, gilt, scrolls, harbors, sea, seascape.

See more objects with the color peru tan dimgrey lightgrey darkslategrey or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

-0001

1938

  • We acquired this object.

2012

2014

2025

  • You found it!

Tea Bowl and Saucer Tea Bowl And Saucer

This is a tea bowl and saucer. It was possibly by Christian Frederich Herold and manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory and Meissen Porcelain Factory. It is dated ca. 1735–1745 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.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (a: cup): 4.3 x 7.2 cm (1 11/16 x 2 13/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.5 x 12 cm (1 in. x 4 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside of cup: [1] double crossed swords, painted in underglaze blue (Meissen Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] "18", painted in gold overglaze [3] line, incised underglaze (edge of rim, very faint) Underside of saucer: [1] double crossed swords, painted in underglaze blue (Meissen Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] "18", painted in gold overglaze

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Tea Bowl and Saucer Tea Bowl And Saucer; Possibly by Christian Frederich Herold (German, 1700–1779); Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Factory (Germany), Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); Germany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x diam. (a: cup): 4.3 x 7.2 cm (1 11/16 x 2 13/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.5 x 12 cm (1 in. x 4 3/4 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-440-a,b

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Hewitt Sisters Collect.

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-6.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18349977/ |title=Tea Bowl and Saucer Tea Bowl And Saucer |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=9 July 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>