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Cup, tea and saucer
Cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, tea cup standing on a foot rim, flared sides moulded with convex flutes, trellis pattern moulding to upper area, wishbone handle, petal-shaped lip; decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt with plants and groups of flowers and leaves, a rock, insect and single flowers either side of handle, single iron-red and green flower to bottom. Saucer standing on a shallow foot rim, spreading sides, upper area moulded with a trellis border, petal shaped lip; decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt with flowers and plants growing by a rock, two insects near rim, gilt border to lip.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33378
Creation/Production
Meissen
Date: 1740-1755
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5
Length
(cm): 11
Width
(cm): 8.9
Height
(in): 2
Length
(in): 4
Width
(in): 3
Height
(cm): 2.5
diam
(cm): 14.5
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 5
Techniques
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
painted
decoration
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
Material
hard-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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