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Cup and saucer: MAR.C.45 & A-1912

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Object information

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Maker(s)

Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain cup and saucer decorated with enamel colours and gilt. On the cup is a continuous landscape with figures and buildings. On the saucer is a landscape vignette with figures and buildings.
Mark: on both pieces, crossed swords in underglaze blue. The number '2' impressed on the saucer. '51' is on the cup, in grey.

Legal notes

C. B. Marlay Bequest

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 1750

Components of the work

Saucer Diameter 13.3 cm Height 2.9 cm
Cup Height 6.7 cm Width 7.3 cm

Materials used in production

Enamels
Gilt
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Enamelling
Gilding

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: crossed swords

  • Method of creation: Underglaze blue
  • Type: Factory mark
  • Text: '2', '51'
  • Location: Saucer, cup
  • Method of creation: Impressed, in grey
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.C.45 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 77369
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 12 October 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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