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Cup and saucer
Cup, hard-paste porcelain, inset base within a flattened-off foot-rim, cylindrical sides, plain loop handle; finely painted with to the front of the exterior body of the cup a head and shoulders silhouette in black enclosed by a wreath of forget-me-nots, a gilt edge to the lip-rim, a gilt stripe to the handle. Saucer, hard-paste porcelain, inset base within a flattened-off foot-rim, flaring sides; finely painted with to the centre of the well the monogram 'R M' in slightly worn gilt, enclosed by a wreath of leaves and berries, a gilt edge to the rim. The foot-rim very slightly chipped.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 35503
Creation/Production
Höchst Porcelain Factory
Date: 1785 ca
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height (cm): 6.2
diam (cm): 6.7
Width (cm): 9
Height (in): 2
diam (in): 2
Width (in): 3
Height (cm): 2.8
diam (cm): 13
Height (in): 1
diam (in): 5
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
extruded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
hard-paste porcelain
enamel
gilding
glaze
Location
In store
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