Cup and Saucer
Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory
Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt. Both pieces are decorated with the coat-of-arms of Giustiniani of Venice supported by gilt caryatids, and with figures in a landscape. The Saucer has a border of two red circles and repeating gold motifs.
History note: Acquired by the testator before October 1948
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century, Mid
Circa
1740
-
1745
Decoration
composed of
enamel
gold
Saucer
Diameter 13.5 cm
Height 3 cm
Tea Bowl
Diameter 7.8 cm
Height 4.5 cm
Glazing (coating) : Hard-paste porcelain painted overglaze in enamels, and gilt
Inscription present: two dots
Accession number: C.71 & A-1961
Primary reference Number: 141208
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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