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Cup, coffee and saucer
Coffee cup, hard-paste porcelain, short foot-rim, straight sides curving inwards towards the base and with slightly flaring rim, double scroll handle with a moulded leaf to the shoulder; decorated in purple monochrome with around the exterior sides a spray and scattered sprigs of Oriental flowers heightened with touches of gilt, around the interior lip-rim a scroll border in purple monochrome with gilt flowers, the handle picked out in purple. Saucer, hard-paste porcelain, short foot-rim and curving sides; decorated in purple monochrome with to the well a spray and scattered sprigs of Oriental flowers heightened with touches of gilt, around the rim a scroll border in purple monochrome with gilt flowers.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 36360
Creation/Production
Höchst Porcelain Factory
Date: 1755-1765 ca.
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height (cm): 6.4
diam (cm): 6.3
Width (cm): 8.3
Height (in): 2
diam (in): 2
Width (in): 3
Height (cm): 3.4
diam (cm): 14
Height (in): 1
diam (in): 5
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
hard-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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