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On Display: House - Centreville Stair Hall
Coffee cup (Chocolate cup)
Pleun Pira
Description
This hard paste porcelain coffee or chocolate cup bears painted "en grisaille" (shades of gray) enamels and gilding. The exterior has a vine border and, below it, three views of a fetus in the womb.
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Pleun Pira (Decorator)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1968.0751.002
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1968.0751.002
Object Name
Coffee cup (Chocolate cup)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Pleun Pira (Decorator)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Secondary Place of Origin
Amsterdam; North Holland; Netherlands; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
Decorated in Netherlands.
Subject(s)
- Anatomical illustration
- Medical
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Thrown
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
2.48 (H) x 3.307 (L) x 2.283 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.3 (H) x 8.4 (L) x 5.8 (Diam)