About the Artwork
Cup and Saucer
c. 1760
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
founded 1710
German
Unknown
Hard-paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold leaf
Overall: 3 1/4 × 5 1/8 × 5 1/8 inches (8.3 × 13 × 13 cm)
Ceramics
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Robert H. Tannahill
48.335
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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[underglaze blue] crossed swords (Meissen factory mark) [impressed] 52.
Provenance
by 1948, (D. M & P. Manheim, New York, New York, USA)
Robert H. Tannahill [1893-1969] (Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA)
1948-present, purchased for the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Cup and Saucer, c. 1760, hard-paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold leaf. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Robert H. Tannahill, 48.335.
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