VesselsGerman18th-19th century

Cup

1774-1814

Artists

Meissen Porcelain ManufactoryManufacturer

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels

Culture

German

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

4.5 × 9.5 × 7.9 cm (1 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Mrs. Edward P. Bliss, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1928

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