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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