Cup and Saucer

ca. 1861

Not on view

This cup and saucer are decorated with elaborate eagle and flag motifs and gilding. A polychrome overglaze portrait of a young boy is on the cup. Based on their decoration the pieces are thought to be of nineteenth-century French origin.

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Provenance

Title: Cup and Saucer
Maker: Rudolph T. Lux (b. Germany, 1815–1868)
Date: ca. 1861
Geography: Probably made in France
Culture: American
Medium: Porcelain
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Diam. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Alan E. Salz Gift, 1984
Object Number: 1984.419a, b
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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