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1936

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2024

Cup and Saucer Cup And Saucer

This is a Cup and saucer. It was manufactured by Bristol porcelain factory. It is dated ca. 1775 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 (a: cup): 5.3 × 11.5 × 9.5 cm (2 1/16 × 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.6 × 14.5 cm (1 in. × 5 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside of cup and saucer: [1] a cross, painted in underglaze blue

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Cup and Saucer Cup And Saucer; Manufactured by Bristol porcelain factory; porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (a: cup): 5.3 × 11.5 × 9.5 cm (2 1/16 × 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.6 × 14.5 cm (1 in. × 5 11/16 in.); Gift of George B. and Georgiana L. McClellan; 1936-13-47-a,b

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