Coffee can
Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur (K.P.M.)
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1785
Materials
Hard-paste porcelain decorated in gold and black
Measurements
62 mm (Height); 60 mm (Dia)
Place of origin
Berlin
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Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1270557.2.1
Summary
A coffee can, one of a pair, hard-paste porcelain, in neo-classical style, painted with a profile in black silhouette of a gentleman or lady within laurel swaged cartouche. Blue sceptre makers mark on base, Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur (K.P.M.), Berlin, circa 1785.
Provenance
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Marks and inscriptions
Base of coffee can: Historic NT Inventory Number: Shug/C/64, c Base of coffee can: Black/silver NT asset number label Base of coffee can: Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur (K.P.M.) makers mark of a blue sceptre
Makers and roles
Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur (K.P.M.) , manufacturer