Cup and Saucer
date: label: Date
content: early 18th century
name: label: Possibly
content: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: a) Flaring cup without handle, on a small foot rim that is gilded. On one side a small sailing vessel with two men and cargo; opposite, a bird perching on branch. b) Plain saucer, painted with large sailing vessel, house-shaped cabin aft, and furled sails. On deck, three man and anchor.
place: label: Place
content: Germany
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
label: See more items in
content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1959-28-1-a,b
objectType: label: Type
content: ceramics
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: cup and saucer
label: Type
content: cup and saucer
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
label: Dimensions
content: H x diam. (a: cup): 4 × 8 cm (1 9/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.8 × 12 cm (1 1/8 × 4 3/4 in.)