Coffee can
Nymphenburg
Category
Ceramics
Date
1790
Materials
porcelain
Measurements
63.5 mm (Height); 63.5 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Munich
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Wallington, Northumberland
NT 582001
Summary
A pair of coffee cans, with saucers, with geometrical handles, being decorated in pale puce. The pieces are painted in imitation of grained wood (decor bois or faux bois) of a pale colour with circular and oval vignettes of garden flowers in reserve, the borders having a blue zig-zag design of red dots between two gold lines. Impressed Rautenschild (shield) mark of Bavaria.
Marks and inscriptions
(Impressed Rautenschild shield mark of Bavaria)
Makers and roles
Nymphenburg, manufacturer