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Covered bowl-shaped cup and saucer
Made at: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
German
about 1730
Object Place: Europe, Germany
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Saucer: Height 1 1/2 in, diameter 6 7/8 in
Covered bowl: Height 4 3/4 in, width 6 1/4 in, diameter 4 5/8 in
Covered bowl: Height 4 3/4 in, width 6 1/4 in, diameter 4 5/8 in
Credit Line
Gift of Rowland Burdon-Muller
Accession Number1972.137a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionTwo-handled bowl and cover with saucer. Gold band around cover, inner rim and foot of cup. Scrolled handles with gold trim. Clear white background with landscape, ships and figures continuing around outside of cup in purple. Two scenes: landscape with figures and harbor with ship and figures on outside of cover, which has gold knob. Saucer has gold band around rim, central scene and foot, white background with three floral sprigs and two insects surrounding scene with figures and ship. Outside surface has three floral sprigs.
Marks
Crossed swords in underglaze blue. "H.6." in gold on bowl; "H.6" in gold on lid; crossed swords on saucer, and "H./7." in gold.