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 ca. 1815 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 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 Factory 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 Factory 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: "Sieger" / "bei La belle Alliance" / "1815.", painted in gold

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