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Cup and saucer

Manufactory Meissen Manufactory German
ca. 1750
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cup and saucer
  • Manufactory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
  • Date: ca. 1750
  • Culture: German, Meissen
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: Height (cup .177): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
    Diameter (saucer .178): 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: The George B. McClellan Collection, Gift of Mrs. George B. McClellan, 1941
  • Object Number: 42.205.177, .178
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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