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Object Timeline

1938

  • We acquired this object.

2012

2024

Chocolate or Coffee Cup and Saucer Cup And Saucer

This is a Cup and saucer. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory and Meissen Porcelain Manufactory and style of Johann Georg Heintze. It is dated 1735–1745 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

  • Coffeepot Coffeepot
  • hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel.
  • Gift of Mrs. Edward Luckemeyer.
  • 1912-13-1-a,b

Its dimensions are

H x W (a,b: overall): 8.5 × 13.2 cm (3 3/8 × 5 3/16 in.) H x W x D (a: cup): 7.6 × 9 × 7 cm (3 in. × 3 9/16 in. × 2 3/4 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.8 × 13.2 cm (1 1/8 × 5 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside of cup: [1] "3[3]" (?) with additional mark in subscript, painted in gold (faded, gilder's mark?) [2] double crossed swords, painted in underglaze blue (Meissen Porcelain Manufactory mark) [3] "87", painted overglaze (very faint) Underside of saucer: [1] double crossed swords, painted in underglaze blue (Meissen Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] "33" with "I" or "H" (?) in subscript, painted in gold overglaze (gilder's mark?) [3] "87", painted overglaze [4] "x x" (two small cross marks), impressed underglaze (very faint, edge of rim, above museum number)

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Chocolate or Coffee Cup and Saucer Cup And Saucer; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany), Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); Style of Johann Georg Heintze (German, 1707 - after 1749); Germany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W (a,b: overall): 8.5 × 13.2 cm (3 3/8 × 5 3/16 in.) H x W x D (a: cup): 7.6 × 9 × 7 cm (3 in. × 3 9/16 in. × 2 3/4 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 2.8 × 13.2 cm (1 1/8 × 5 3/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-437-a,b

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