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Cup and saucer

Made at: Höchst Manufactory (Germany)
German
about 1795
Object Place: Europe, Germany

Medium/Technique Hard-paste porcelain with polychrome and gilded decoration
Dimensions 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Edward Perry Warren
Accession Number90.166a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionTall cup with medallion of Apollo and Daphne in gray and white; ground is deep cobalt blue and net-work pattern in gold outline; gold handle; saucer has two gray medallions; blue ground with gold decoration.
Marks Marks on both: = hand-drawn mark = 84 NI.
Provenance1890, gift of Edward Perry Warren (b.1860-d.1928) to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 4, 1890)