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Cup and saucer
Cup, hard-paste porcelain, standing on a short cylindrical foot-rim, rounded curving sides, plain loop handle; finely painted in polychrome enamels with to the exterior sides of the cup a spray and four sprigs of naturalistic flowers, a further sprig of flowers to the interior bottom of the cup, around the interior lip-rim of the cup an elaborate gilt foliate border, a gilt edge to the lip-rim, stylized gilt leaves to the top of the handle. Saucer, hard-paste porcelain, standing on a short cylindrical foot-rim, curving sides; finely painted in polychrome enamels with to the well a spray and four sprigs of naturalistic flowers and two leaf sprigs, to the rim a gilt border as on the cup, a gilt edge to the rim.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 35466
Creation/Production
Nymphenburg State Factory
Date: 1770-1775
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 4.5
diam
(cm): 7.7
Length
(cm): 9.3
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 3
Width
(in): 3
Height
(cm): 2.9
diam
(cm): 13.4
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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