DEMITASSE CUP
Creator(s): Philip Rosenthal and Company (Manufacturer)
On view in: Pantry
About this object
Footed cup bulges at base of bowl, the rims gently curve outward. On the interior of the cup at the lip is a gilt band with a raised undulating leaf vine decoration. Next is a narrow white band, then a wide band of royal blue painted with gold leafy scrolls. Next is a gilt band, the same as that at the lip. The very bottom is plain white. There is gilding on the ear-shaped handle and on the edge of the foot. The rest of the exterior is pain white. The saucer has similar decoration, however, the rim is shaped.
- Object name:
- DEMITASSE CUP
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Selb, Germany
- Date made:
- 20th c.
- Size:
- 4.1 x 9.2 cm (1 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 26.240.1
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK underneath: underglaze green, crown, flowers, Bahnhof Sleb, GERMANY, CHIPPENDALE, Rosenthal in script
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973