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Cup and saucer
Made at: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
German
about 1730–35
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration
Dimensions
Overall (cup): 7.7 x 7.5 x 9.2 cm (3 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 3 5/8 in.)
Other (Saucer): 3.1 x 13.6cm (1 1/4 x 5 3/8in.)
Other (Saucer): 3.1 x 13.6cm (1 1/4 x 5 3/8in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2083a-b
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CollectionsEurope
DescriptionThe octagonal cup has an ear-shaped handle with molded foliate decoration. Both the cup and the octagonal saucer are decorated with two plum quail, a flowering prunus tree, and a flowering Kikyo shrub painted in iron red, blue, turquoise, and gold. The rims of the cup and the saucer are painted brown.
Marks
Both cup and saucer: crossed swords in
ProvenanceForsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)