1956.0038.022 Porcelain coffee cup medallion
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Coffee cup (Chocolate cup)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Place of Origin:

    Jingdezhen, China, Asia

  • Date:

    1810-1820

  • Materials:

    Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze

  • Techniques:

    Thrown, Molded, Enameled, Painted, Gilded

  • Museum Object Number:

    1956.0038.022


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Object Number

1956.0038.022

Object Name

Coffee cup (Chocolate cup)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1810-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Body, exterior, opposite handle; Painted in gilded, script letters "MLRF"

Subjects

Grapevine

Materials

Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Molded, Enameled, Painted, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

2.618 (H) , 3.583 (L) , 2.451 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

6.65 (H) , 9.1 (L) , 6.225 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Length measurement is the diameter plus the handle

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
Published: pp.128-29, identifies initials.
[Book] Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
Part of set published: p. 64.
[Book] Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
Set with similar border decoration: p. 192, fig. 130