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Cup and saucer
Made at: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
German
about 1725–30
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels
Dimensions
Overall (cup): 7.6 x 8.6 x 7.3 cm (3 x 3 3/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
Overall (saucer): 2.1 x 14.3 cm (13/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Overall (saucer): 2.1 x 14.3 cm (13/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2046a-b
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CollectionsEurope
DescriptionTapered cup has a flared rim and elaborately profiled ear-shaped gilt handle. The saucer is in the form of a shallow bowl. Both are decorated with a quatrefoil cartouche composed of gilt scrollwork, Bottger lustre, and iron-red and purple scrollwork. Each cartouche is painted with a chinoiserie scene of three figures. Sprays of indianische Blumen in iron red, purple, yellow and green are painted near the handle. The inner rims of cup and saucer are decorated with gilt scrollwork.
Marks
Cup: crossed swords in underglaze blue; I. in gold. Sacuer: crossed swords with dots below the handles in blue enamel; I. in gold; incised slash on footring
ProvenanceForsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)