File:Cup And Saucer (Germany), ca. 1726–30 (CH 18350529).jpg

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English: Cup And Saucer (Germany), ca. 1726–30   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Cup And Saucer (Germany), ca. 1726–30
Description
English: Round, tapering form cup with circular ring foot that has gold chinoiserie decoration on the surface. Images of figures engaged in various activities such as eating, drinking, and playing instruments are in the center and birds, monkeys, and a rat are included in the scene. Interior rim of the cup is decorated in a gold scalloped border with lines and scrolls. The saucer is a basic round form with faded gold chinoiserie decoration in the center and a gold scalloped bordered with lines and scrolls around the edge. In the center of the saucer, there are two figures, a palm tree, scroll decoration and other forms of foliage.
Date circa 1726
date QS:P571,+1726-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
–30
Medium porcelain, overglaze gilding
Dimensions

H x diam. (a): 4 x 7.5 cm (1 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

H x diam. (b): 2.5 x 13 cm (1 in. x 5 1/8 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
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Product Design and Decorative Arts
Accession number
1938-57-636-a,b
Credit line Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
Inscriptions On underside of cup, in overglaze: two blue crossed swords; on underside of saucer: mark almost completely faded; all that remains are two lines in a peachy cream color.
Notes
  • Type: cup and saucer
  • Country: Germany
Source/Photographer Catalog Photo
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