ICE CUP FROM THE BERLIN SERVICE
Creator(s): Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur (Manufacturer)
On view in: Russian Porcelain Room
About this object
The foot and body of ice cup are decorated with bands of laurel leaves in relief that had been painted in naturalistic tones of green, pale yellow, cream and maroon for enhancement. At the top the ice cup is ornamented with a scale patter in gold and maroon. The handle, in the shape of a twig, is gilded.
- Object name:
- ICE CUP FROM THE BERLIN SERVICE
- Made from:
- Hard-paste porcelain
- Made in:
- Berlin, Germany
- Date made:
- 1772
- Size:
- 6.4 × 8.3 × 6 cm (2 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 2 3/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 2007.8
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Gift of Kathleen Durdin, 2007.