Chocolate cup
Ludwigsburg Porcelain Manufactory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1785
Materials
porcelain
Measurements
69.85 mm (Height); 69.85 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Germany
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Wallington, Northumberland
NT 581984
Summary
Chocolate cup, with saucer, of baluster shape with double twist handles, decorated with bands of gilding, purple and green ribbons winding round a gilt line on a brown ground, having circular and oval vignettes of European birds in branches. The cup may have had a cover at one time. Crowned interlaced 'CC' monogram for the Ducal coronet Charles Eugene, Duke of Wurttemberg, Germany in blue glaze.
Marks and inscriptions
Ludwigsburg/Wurttemburg/1785-1829/before 1806 (paper adhesive stamp label)
Makers and roles
Ludwigsburg Porcelain Manufactory , manufacturer