Cup and saucer - Modelled decoration with classicising female figures

Ceramics and Glass Collection

Accession Nr.: 69.741.1-2
Manufacturer: Meissen porcelain factory
Materials: biscuit (unglazed porcelain)
Techniques: gilded; moulded decoration
Dimensions:
height: 6,3 cm
opening diameter: 8 cm
diameter: 13 cm
height: 2,9 cm

Cup: a cylindrical shape with a rising handle of acanthus leaves, the side is decorated horizontally with dancing female figures, dressed in loose clothes, holding hands. The top rim is lined with golden ovals while the stripe above the foot is made of semicircles and spears, the inside shows a golden rosette.

Saucer: the upcurving rim is decorated with a frieze-like border of dancing female figures, holding hands. The rim is lined with golden ovals, while the surface is decorated with a golden rosette, enframed by an embossed string of pearls.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Péter Márta: A klasszicizmustól a biedermeierig. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 1.74.