DEMITASSE CUP

Creator(s): Philip Rosenthal and Company (Manufacturer)

On view in: Pantry

About this object

Footed cup bulges at base of bowl, the rims gently curve outward. On the interior of the cup at the lip is a gilt band with a raised undulating leaf vine decoration. Next is a narrow white band, then a wide band of royal blue painted with gold leafy scrolls. Next is a gilt band, the same as that at the lip. The very bottom is plain white. There is gilding on the ear-shaped handle and on the edge of the foot. The rest of the exterior is pain white. The saucer has similar decoration, however, the rim is shaped.

Object name:

DEMITASSE CUP

Made from:

Porcelain

Made in:

Selb, Germany

Date made:

20th c.

Size:

4.1 x 9.2 cm (1 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

26.240.5

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK underneath: underglaze green, crown, flowers, Bahnhof Sleb, GERMANY, CHIPPENDALE, Rosenthal in script

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973