Cup | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1928.130
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: Cup
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 1774-1814
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Dresden
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/231410

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Hard-paste porcelain with feldspathic glaze
Dimensions: 3.8 × 6 cm (1 1/2 × 2 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Mrs. Edward P. Bliss, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1928

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Edward P. Bliss
Accession Year: 1928
Object Number: 1928.130
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: No handle. Painted design of gold with floral garlands. Gold painted around foot. Painted purple flower inside bottom. Footed. Mark on bottom, painted in blue before glazing, appears to be crossed swords with asterisk beneath, indicating Dresden porcelain of the Marcolini period (1774-1814).

Publication History

William Chaffers, Marks & Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain, Borden Publishing Company (Los Angeles, CA, 1946), p. 480

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1928.130: Cup