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Porcelain Cup and Saucer (and Glass Beaker) with Box Cup And Saucer; Box
This is a cup and saucer; box. It was manufactured by Buen Retiro Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1803–1808 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; glass; wood, brass, leather. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- Traveling Dressing Table Set (England), 1875
- coromandel-veneered joined wood, lined with silk, gilded and tooled calfskin....
- Gift of Danny J. H. Kauffman.
- 1984-133-1-a/c, e/i
Its dimensions are
H x W x D (a, cup): 11.8 x 7.8 x 10 cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/16 x 3 15/16 in.) H x diam. (b, saucer): 3.2 x 13.4 cm (1 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.) H x W x D (c, box closed): 15.7 x 20 x 15.2 cm (6 3/16 x 7 7/8 x 6 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside of cup: [1] cursive "y" or "h", incised Underside of saucer: [1] "C", incised
It is inscribed
Cup: [1] interlaced monogram with letters "JC" or "SC", painted in gold within raised floral border Saucer: [1] "Por la Vida", painted in gold within raised floral border
Cite this object as
Porcelain Cup and Saucer (and Glass Beaker) with Box Cup And Saucer; Box; Manufactured by Buen Retiro Manufactory; Spain; porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; glass; wood, brass, leather; H x W x D (a, cup): 11.8 x 7.8 x 10 cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/16 x 3 15/16 in.) H x diam. (b, saucer): 3.2 x 13.4 cm (1 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.) H x W x D (c, box closed): 15.7 x 20 x 15.2 cm (6 3/16 x 7 7/8 x 6 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-41-7-a/d
