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Source Description
In addition to having sprays of flowers painted in blue, these pieces are decorated with raised prunus blossoms. The molded decoration could have been inspired either by a Chinese prototype or by a Meissen copy of a Chinese ware.
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Document identity
localId
28622
label
Cup and Saucer
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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6
Source metadata
id
28622
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cup and Saucer
description
In addition to having sprays of flowers painted in blue, these pieces are decorated with raised prunus blossoms. The molded decoration could have been inspired either by a Chinese prototype or by a Meissen copy of a Chinese ware.
provenance
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1757-1758
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
cups (drinking vessels)
saucers
imageCount
6
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6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.3
height
13.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 7/8 x W: 5 3/8 in. (7.3 x 13.7 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Factory Mark] On cup and saucer: Intertwined Lls; [Date] Letter on cup: e (1757); Letter on saucer: F (1758); [Decorator's Mark] On cup: F (Fontaine); On saucer: H and Y (Houry and Fouré)
med
soft paste porcelain
creator_ids
1916
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
3334
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