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Cup: EC.10-1942

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Production: Meissen Porcelain Factory

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Description

Hard paste porcelain handleless cup (beaker). Painted in chinoiseries with gold and a pale reddish violet mother of pearl lustre colour

Legal notes

Bought with the money given by Professor Stanley Cook, in memory of his wife

Measurements and weight

Height: 7.9 cm
Width: 7.6 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Meissen ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1942-05-10)

Dating

18th Century
1724 - 1730

School or Style

Chinoiserie

Materials used in production

Lustre
Paint
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Painting
Lustred

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 26
  • Method of creation: In gold
  • Type: Number

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: EC.10-1942
Primary reference Number: 140387

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 5 November 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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