- Museum number
- P427A1
P427A2 - Object
- Cup and saucer, Meissen Porcelain Factory, hard-paste porcelain, japanned and inlaid with gold and mother-of-pearl, about 1750
- Description
- Coffee cup, part of a set with saucer, on eof a pair. German, Meissen, 1730-40. Hard-paste porcelain decroated with relief moulding, black lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl and gilt metal. Produced in Meissen factory circa 1730-1740 but decorated by the miniaturist J.M. Heinrici who left Meissen for Frankenthal during Seven Years War. Prunus decoraiton in relief and sprays of flowers and leaves in enamel. Fukien blanc-de-chine style. See P427.2 for saucer.
- Materials
- Porcelain
- Inscription
- Crossed swords in underglaze blue
- On display?
- Yes
Further description
- Simple name
- cup
saucer - Subject
- Floral
- Dimensions
- regular: 7.3cm (w)
Cup and saucer
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Hard-paste porcelain, japanned and inlaid with gold and mother-of-pearl, about 1750
P247
Bequest of A E MacGregor Duncan, 1963
Decorative flowers range from the stylised to the botanically accurate. These Meissen cups and saucers (P247 and C410) are identical beneath their painted decoration. On one set the raised plum-blossom decoration is inlaid with gold and mother of pearl and imitates Oriental black lacquer. On the other the Chinese blossom is disguised as forget-me-nots and surrounded by sprays of naturalistic European flowers.
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