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Creamer Creamer

This is a creamer. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1780 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, 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 W x D: 8.4 × 8.5 × 6.5 cm (3 5/16 × 3 3/8 × 2 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] double crossed swords, painted in underglaze blue (Meissen Porcelain Manufactory mark)

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Creamer Creamer; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D: 8.4 × 8.5 × 6.5 cm (3 5/16 × 3 3/8 × 2 9/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-765

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