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Cup and Saucer with Battle Scenes ("Bataillen-Malerei") Cup And Saucer
This is a Cup and saucer. It was manufactured by Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin and modeled by Freidrich Elias Meyer. It is dated 1763–1780 and we acquired it in 1953. 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
Georgiana L. McClellan.
It is credited Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D (a: cup): 5.4 × 10 × 8 cm (2 1/8 × 3 15/16 × 3 1/8 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 3.3 × 13.4 cm (1 5/16 × 5 1/4 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside of cup: [1] scepter above "K", painted (?) in underglaze blue (Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin mark) [2] Greek letter Phi (?) or similar, incised Underside of saucer: [1] scepter with mark beneath, painted in underglaze blue (Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin mark) [2] "N" above "3", impressed underglaze
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Cup and Saucer with Battle Scenes ("Bataillen-Malerei") Cup And Saucer; Manufactured by Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin (Germany); Modeled by Freidrich Elias Meyer (German, 1723 - 1785); Germany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (a: cup): 5.4 × 10 × 8 cm (2 1/8 × 3 15/16 × 3 1/8 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 3.3 × 13.4 cm (1 5/16 × 5 1/4 in.); Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan; 1953-17-49-a,b
