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1936

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2015

2024

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Dessert Cup Cup

This is a cup. It was manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1824 and we acquired it in 1936. Its medium is porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by George B. McClellan and Georgiana L. McClellan. It is credited Gift of George B. and Georgiana L. McClellan.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 7.2 × 7.4 × 6 cm (2 13/16 × 2 15/16 × 2 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] interlaced L's enclosing "Sevres" and "24", painted in blue [2] "M5a", painted overglaze in gold

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Dessert Cup Cup; Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D: 7.2 × 7.4 × 6 cm (2 13/16 × 2 15/16 × 2 3/8 in.); Gift of George B. and Georgiana L. McClellan; 1936-13-14

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