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Meissen Porcelain Factory, Meissen (manufacturer)
Cup and saucer (c. 1735)
porcelain (hard-paste)
(a-b) 5.1 × 11.9 cm diameter (overall)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Patricia Begg OAM Bequest, 2024
© Public Domain
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Cup and saucer
(c. 1735)
Medium
porcelain (hard-paste)
Measurements
(a-b) 5.1 × 11.9 cm diameter (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Patricia Begg OAM Bequest, 2024
© Public Domain
Gallery location
17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
The orange-red ground colour on this cup and saucer was probably imitating Asian red lacquerware, in particular Japanese Negoro (red and black) lacquer. Chinese and Japanese lacquered objects and furniture were luxury products that, like porcelain, were imported into Europe in large quantities during the eighteenth century.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Meissen, Saxony, Germany
Inscription
(a) painted (vertically) in blue on base c.: (crossed swords) / •
(b) painted (vertically) in blue on base c.: (crossed swords) / •
impressed (inverted) in base l.c.: (upward arrow) (upward arrow)
Accession Number
2024.491.a-b
Department
International Decorative Arts