Possibly:

Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory, Italian, 1743 – 1759  Search this

Medium:

porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold

Dimensions:

H x W (a,b: overall): 7.7 x 9.5 cm (3 1/16 x 3 3/4 in.)

H x W (a: cup): 7.5 x 9.5 cm (2 15/16 x 3 3/4 in.)

H x diam. (b: saucer): 3.5 x 13.3 cm (1 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.)

Type:

ceramics

Decorative Arts

cup and saucer

Object Name:

cup and saucer

Manufactured in:

Italy

Date:

mid- 18th–late 18th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Curved, tall cup, with slightly flaring edge. Saucer curved. Figures and animals in landscape in polychrome relief on both cup and saucer. Scrolled band on base and inner edge of cup. Gold rim.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan

Accession Number:

1953-17-89-a,b

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e01f8d87-4be5-45a9-bf27-d6d4c037e78a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1953-17-89-a_b