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Cup and Saucer Violet/gold

Meissen Porcelain Factory

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, founded 1710). Cup and Saucer Violet/gold, ca.1770. Porcelain, Cup: 1 3/4 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 7.8 cm) Saucer (diam): 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Emily Winthrop Miles, 64.82.129a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Cup and Saucer Violet/gold

Date

ca.1770

Medium

Porcelain

Classification

Ceramic

Dimensions

Cup: 1 3/4 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 7.8 cm) Saucer (diam): 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm)

Signatures

no sgnature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

Cup - crossed swords in underglaze blue Saucer: crossed swords in underglaze blue and "78." in gold

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Emily Winthrop Miles

Accession Number

64.82.129a-b

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Artists and makers

Meissen Porcelain Factory

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