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Cup and saucer: C.179 & A-1918

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Maker(s)

Production: Imperial Porcelain Factory

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels

Place(s) associated

  • Vienna ⪼ Austria

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1918) by Griffin, Ralph, MA

Components of the work

Saucer Diameter 13.3 cm Height 3.2 cm
Cup Diameter 7.9 cm Height 4.4 cm

Materials used in production

Enamels
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Enamelling

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: shield with two cross bars
  • Method of creation: In blue
  • Type: Factory mark
  • Text: 61, 39
  • Location: On cup
  • Method of creation: Incised, in red
  • Type: Number
  • Text: 21, N I
  • Location: On saucer
  • Method of creation: Incised, in purple
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.179 & A-1918
Primary reference Number: 72614
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 18 October 2016 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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