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Teacup
Thuringian Factory
1800-1900
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thuringian Factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Thuringia; South Germany; Germany; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
Museum Object Number
2001.0003.017 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Alice Braunfeld
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Object Number
2001.0003.017 A
Object Name
Teacup
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Thuringian Factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Thuringia; South Germany; Germany; Europe
Date
1800-1900
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Crossed swords painted in overglaze blue
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular adhesive label, handwritten in blue, " 19"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
1.929 (H) x 4.134 (L) x 3.504 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.9 (H) x 10.5 (L) x 8.9 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Rontgen, Robert E. 1996 The Book of Meissen.
• History of the Meissen swan service: pp. 166-167. See no. 176 and plate 227 for other illustrated examples of similarly modelled plates.Book: Museum fur Kunsthandwerk Frankfurt am Main. 1983 Deutches Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts.
• History of the Meissen swan service: pp. 98-100, no. 118Catalogue: Skinner (sales catalogue).
• Coffee or chocolate cup and saucer from same type of service: January 9, 2010, lot 361, identified as Meissen late 19th century.