Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup and saucer
Object Number:
1912.9ab
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Part (cup): 4 x 3 1/2 x 3 in. (10.2 x 8.9 x 7.6 cm)
Part (saucer): 1 x 5 1/2 in. (2.5 x 14 cm)
Description:
Porcelain cup and saucer decorated with gold bands, stripes, and ferns; the cup's decoration consists of five identical hand painted rosettes in pink, purple, blue, green, red, and yellow enamel; spaces above the rosettes are painted in blue enamel with gold dots; inside the scrolling handle is a medallion with a lion's head in low relief.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss M.E. and I.V. Cox
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.