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Cup and Trembleuse Saucer Cup And Saucer
This is a cup and saucer. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1770 and we acquired it in 1953. 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
Georgiana L. McClellan.
It is credited Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D (a: cup): 5.5 × 13 × 10 cm (2 3/16 × 5 1/8 × 3 15/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 3 × 15.3 cm (1 3/16 in. × 6 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside of cup: [1] double crossed swords with dot between handles, painted in underglaze blue (Meissen Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] "15", incised underglaze [3] "171", printed in black on rectangular paper label
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Cup and Trembleuse Saucer Cup And Saucer; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (a: cup): 5.5 × 13 × 10 cm (2 3/16 × 5 1/8 × 3 15/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 3 × 15.3 cm (1 3/16 in. × 6 in.); Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan; 1953-17-30-a,b
