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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1928.128.B
People
Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1710)
Title
Cup
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 1774-1814
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Meissen
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/231759

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels
Dimensions
5.1 × 10.5 × 7.9 cm (2 × 4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • manufacturer's mark: bottom, underglaze blue: [crossed swords]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mrs. Edward P. Bliss, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1928

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Edward P. Bliss
Accession Year
1928
Object Number
1928.128.B
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Width dimension above includes handle. Painted design of pink roses. Mark of crossed swords painted in blue on bottom, indicating Dresden porcelain. Lip painted with amber color. Handle in angular shape. Rosebud painted inside bottom. Similar in form to 1928.129B.

Publication History

  • William Chaffers, Marks & Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain, Borden Publishing Company (Los Angeles, CA, 1946), p. 478-480

Verification Level

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