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Cup: C.4-1923

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Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory

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Description

Cup, Böttger's early hard-paste porcelain. Unpainted in imitation of blanc de chine, with applied decoration.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor, Lt. Col. Kenneth Dingwall, DSO

Legal notes

Given by Lt. Col. Kenneth Dingwall, DSO

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 7.5 cm
Height: 8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1923-08-18) by Dingwall, Kenneth, Lt Col., DSO

Dating

Böttger period
18th Century, Early
Circa 1710 CE - 1720 CE

School or Style

Baroque

Components of the work

With Handle Diameter 8.8 cm
Decoration

Materials used in production

Hard-paste porcelain

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.4-1923
Primary reference Number: 140288

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 17 February 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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