IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 140639 accession number: MAR.C.49 & A & B-1912 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Wednesday 12 October 2016 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: 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' title: covered cup and saucer LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: C. B. Marlay creditline: Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/140639 TECHNIQUES ---------- enamelling TECHNIQUES ---------- gilding CATEGORIES ------ category: hard-paste porcelain DATING ------ creation date: 1780 - 1780 creation date earliest: 1780 creation date latest: 1780 culture: 18th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Meissen Porcelain Factory