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Source Description
Although long-known in China, the technique of making true or hard-paste porcelain was not rediscovered in Europe until J. F. Böttger's experiments at Meissen in the early 18th century.This little porcelain cup with its applied prunus or plum blossom decoration reflects the influence of a Chinese, "blanc de chine" porcelain prototype.
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Document identity
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40161
label
Cup
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
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40161
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cup
description
Although long-known in China, the technique of making true or hard-paste porcelain was not rediscovered in Europe until J. F. Böttger's experiments at Meissen in the early 18th century.This little porcelain cup with its applied prunus or plum blossom decoration reflects the influence of a Chinese, "blanc de chine" porcelain prototype.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1725-1730
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
cups (drinking vessels)
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.3
height
7.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 11/16 × Diam: 2 15/16 in. (4.3 × 7.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Mark] Crossed swords on bottom; [Mark] Quartered circle impressed on inside rim of foot; [Mark] Two raised dots on inside rim of foot
med
hard paste porcelain with glaze
creator_ids
3100
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
3334
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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969bd6eab4256e25
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