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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR58.23.A
People
Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1710)
Title
Cup
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
early 18th Century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Meissen
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/223453

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration
Dimensions
6.8 x 8.6 cm (2 11/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • manufacturer's mark: bottom, over glaze blue: [crossed swords]
  • collector's mark: bottom: N=339 / W [Johanneum mark]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Made for Friedrich August I for the Japanese Palace in Dresden, 1733. Ilse Marthe Bischoff, gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1958

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Ilse Bischoff
Accession Year
1958
Object Number
BR58.23.A
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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