Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory
Hard-paste porcelain covered cup and saucer, decorated in brown enamel and gilt on a white ground. On each piece a reserve is painted in brown monochrome, enclosed by a gilt frame of ribbons and flowers, depicting two scenes from classical mythology and a winged heart.
Mark: on both pieces are crossed swords, and asterisk, and the number '4' in underglaze blue. The cup also has a 'V'
Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
18th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1780
Mark
composed of
underglaze
( blue)
Saucer
Diameter 10.2 cm
Height 2.2 cm
Cup And Cover
Height 7 cm
Width 7 cm
Enamels
Gilt
Hard-paste porcelain
Inscription present: Crossed swords, and asterisk, and the number '4'
Accession number: MAR.C.49 & A & B-1912
Primary reference Number: 140639
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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