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Coffee cup (Chocolate cup)
1810-1820
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1956.0038.022
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1956.0038.022
Object Name
Coffee cup (Chocolate cup)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1810-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior, opposite handle
Inscription: Painted in gilded, script letters "MLRF"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Grapevine
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
2.618 (H) x 3.583 (L) x 2.451 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.65 (H) x 9.1 (L) x 6.225 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Length measurement is the diameter plus the handle
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