Cup and saucer
Date1780-88
Maker
German, Fulda
Label TextThis white porcelain cup and saucer of simple design, and ornamented with elegant painted gilt swags and a molded cameo medallion of a woman, defines the classicism that was the last influence on porcelain in the eighteenth century.
Object number76.268
ProvenanceCollection of Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson, unknown purchase date until 1976; gift from Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1976
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Early European Porcelain and Silver: Comparative Forms, July 15, 1980 - Aug. 31, 1980.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe, Feb. 17 - May 7, 2000.Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 267Credit LineGift of Martha and Henry Isaacson
Dimensions3 in. (7.6 cm), height of cup
5 in. (12.7 cm), diameter of saucer
MediumHard paste porcelain
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