Cup
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1750
Materials
Porcelain with enamel and gilded decoration.
Measurements
68 mm (Height); 73 mm (Dia)
Place of origin
Meissen
Order this imageCollection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1270565.7.1
Summary
Cup,part of set of seven Meissen cups and saucers, with basket-pattern borders, painted in colour with bullfinches and other birds on branches with insects.Crossed swords mark in blue on base
Marks and inscriptions
On base of cup: Historic NT Inventory Number: Shug/C/72, g On base of cup: Meissen crossed swords makers mark in blue enamel On base of cup: The number '12' in gold
Makers and roles
Meissen Porcelain Factory, maker