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Cup, tea and saucer
Tea cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, tea cup standing on a foot rim, tall, flared sides, slightly everted lip, scroll handle; decorated in polychrome enamels, on one side with two figures seated in a landscape, a male playing a flute whilst a female holds a music book open, trees and sculpture to left, three flower sprigs around handle on other side, gilt highlighting to handle and gilt border to lip. Saucer standing on a foot rim, spreading sides, slightly everted lip; decorated in polychrome enamels, the centre with two seated figures in a landscape, a female recling with a fan and a male with his hands out to her, vase and trees behind, gilt border to lip.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33607
Creation/Production
Meissen
Date: 1755 ca
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 2.6
diam
(cm): 13.3
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 5
Height
(cm): 6.8
Length
(cm): 9.7
Width
(cm): 7.1
Height
(in): 2
Length
(in): 3
Width
(in): 2
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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