CUP
Creator(s): Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
Currently in storage
About this object
The cup has a gray border with bisque reliefs taken from Pompeian motifs. Below this is a series of leaves in white pointing upward. There are gold borders and a gilded handle. The handle is ear shaped. The relief shows seated people and an urn. The cup sits on a pedestal foot. The inner rim is gilded.
- Object name:
- CUP
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Meissen, Germany
- Date made:
- ca. 1820
- Size:
- 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 26.138.1
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK underneath in underglaze blue: crossed swords (Meissen)
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973