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DEMITASSE CUP

Creator(s): Heinrich and Company (Manufacturer)

On view in: Pantry


About this object

The cup, on a small pedestal foot, increases in size up to the top edge, the exterior is plain white, the interior is plain white at the bottom, then towards the lip there is a band of gold, tooled with stylized leaf scrolls, within two narrow bands of bright blue, the handle is branch-like and gilded on the outside, the saucer has a similar decoration on the rim.

Object name:
DEMITASSE CUP
Made from:
Porcelain
Made in:
Selb, Germany
Date made:
20th c.
Size:
4.1 x 7.5 cm (1 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
26.252.7
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK underneath: underglaze green, crown, H & G, SELB BAVARIA,GERMANY Heinrich in script; painted over a gold mark: M G, Karlsbader, Atzgravur in a rectangle, over D 1G2 in a square
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973