Beaker and saucer

Chinese, for European market

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Cups of various forms decorated with a solid brown glaze on the exterior and cobalt-blue designs on the interior were a common type of export porcelain. The tall beaker form was for coffee or possibly hot chocolate. This type of export porcelain was known as Batavian ware, after the trading station at Batavia used by the Dutch East India Company, the most important trading firm in the late seventeenth century.

Beaker and saucer, Hard-paste porcelain, Chinese, for European market

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Beaker and saucer, Hard-paste porcelain, Chinese, for European market
Beaker and saucer, Hard-paste porcelain, Chinese, for European market

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