Covered cup and saucer: MAR.C.49 & A & B-1912

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory

Entities

Covered cup and saucer

Categories

Hard-paste porcelain

Description

Hard-paste porcelain covered cup and saucer, decorated in brown enamel and gilt on a white ground. On each piece a reserve is painted in brown monochrome, enclosed by a gilt frame of ribbons and flowers, depicting two scenes from classical mythology and a winged heart.
Mark: on both pieces are crossed swords, and asterisk, and the number '4' in underglaze blue. The cup also has a 'V'

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay

Place(s) associated

Meissen ⪼ Saxony ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1780

Components of the work

Mark composed of underglaze ( blue)
Saucer Diameter 10.2 cm Height 2.2 cm
Cup And Cover Height 7 cm Width 7 cm

Materials used in production

Enamels
Gilt
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Enamelling
Gilding

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Crossed swords, and asterisk, and the number '4'

Method of creation: Underglaze blue
Type: Factory mark

Text: V, 4
Location: Cup, saucer
Method of creation: Incised
Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.C.49 & A & B-1912
Primary reference Number: 140639
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 12 October 2016

Associated departments & institutions

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

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