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Cup and Saucer from a Tea or Coffee Service
German
1795–1805
Object Place: Europe, Berlin, Germany
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions
Overall (cup): 6 x 8.6 x 6.5 cm (2 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Other (saucer): 3.4 x 13 cm (1 5/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Other (saucer): 3.4 x 13 cm (1 5/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2127a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionGirl holding vase on saucer; girl pouring water into hot pot on cup.
Marks
Cup: sceptor in underglaze blue; incised //// on foot rim, impressed 3 (partially obliterated). Saucer: painted and incised marks as cup; impressed 3.
ProvenanceBy 1946, with Philip Suval, New York, NY; November 30, 1946, sold by Philip Suval to Forsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)