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Custard cup with cover and tray

1880–90
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Custard cup with cover and tray
  • Factory: Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Danish, 1775–present)
  • Date: 1880–90
  • Culture: Danish, Copenhagen
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: Overall (Cup .30ab): 3 x 3 x 2 3/8 in. (7.6 x 7.6 x 6 cm);
    Overall (Tray .31): 15/16 x 4 3/16 x 4 3/16 in. (2.4 x 10.6 x 10.6 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1950
  • Object Number: 50.211.30a, b, .31
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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