Teacup and saucer
This partial tea and coffee service is distinguished by its relative completeness and its two components (the coffee pot and the hot milk jug) signed by the painters who decorated them—Joseph Angele and Johann Heinrich Usinger, respectively—a rarity on 18th-century porcelain.
[Jeffrey H. Munger, 2009]
[Jeffrey H. Munger, 2009]
Artwork Details
- Title: Teacup and saucer
- Manufactory: Höchst Manufactory (German, 1746–1796)
- Date: ca. 1775
- Culture: German, Höchst
- Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
- Dimensions: Diameter, saucer: 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
Overall, cup: 1 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (4.4 x 8.9 cm) - Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
- Credit Line: Gift of Mercedes Bass, 2007
- Object Number: 2007.243.15a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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