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Cup, tea and saucer
Teacup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, cup standing on a foot rim, flared body and straight lip, with C-scroll handle with base terminal, gilt and iron-red border above rim leading to lotus decoration and border on rim, butterfly on bottom, small decoration to handle. Saucer standing on a foot rim, spreading body and straight lip, centre decorated with a butterfly surrounded by gilt and red lotus decoration and border around lip.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33232
Creation/Production
Meissen
Date: 1740 ca
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 4.6
Width
(cm): 7.9
Length
(cm): 9.4
Height
(in): 1
Width
(in): 3
Length
(in): 3
Height
(cm): 2.8
diam
(cm): 13.4
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 5
Techniques
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
hard-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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