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Tea Bowl and Saucer with "Hausmaler" Decor Tea Bowl And Saucer

This is a tea bowl and saucer. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory and workshop of Bartholomäus Seuter. It is dated 1720–1730 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (a: cup): 4.3 × 7.5 cm (1 11/16 × 2 15/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.3 × 13 cm (7/8 × 5 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside of cup: [1] double crossed swords, painted in blue overglaze (Meissen Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] line, incised underglaze Underside of saucer: [1] two lines, painted in a peach/rose color overglaze (very faded) [2] line, incised underglaze

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Tea Bowl and Saucer with "Hausmaler" Decor Tea Bowl And Saucer; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); Workshop of Bartholomäus Seuter (German, 1676 - 1754); Germany; hard paste porcelain, gold; H x diam. (a: cup): 4.3 × 7.5 cm (1 11/16 × 2 15/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.3 × 13 cm (7/8 × 5 1/8 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-636-a,b

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