1931.110.A-B: Cup and Saucer

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1931.110.A-B

People

Unidentified Artist

Title

Cup and Saucer

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

19th century

Places

Creation Place: Europe, France, Limoges

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/231627

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Enamel on metal

Dimensions

8.57 x 9.84 cm (3 3/8 x 3 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

F. H. Kennard, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1931

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of F. H. Kennard. Esq.

Accession Year

1931

Object Number

1931.110.A-B

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Cup and saucer of enameled and painted metal. Two holes on side of cup (which do not go through to the other side) where a handle used to be attached? Cup: Gold colored metal exposed on interior and around lip. On exterior, a scene of sea gods and goddesses, sea centaurs, and putti, painted in white, gold, and pink on black enamel. Saucer: Gold colored metal exposed along the edge. Decorated with a radially symmetrical pattern of masks, putti and sea-monsters painted in gold, pink, and white on black enamel.

Publication History

• The Art of the Renaissance Craftsman: An Exhibition of Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century Workmanship, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1937), p. 24, cat. no. 14

Exhibition History

• The Art of the Renaissance Craftsman, Fogg Art Museum, 05/06/1937 - 06/05/1937

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