CUP
Creator(s): A. Heer (Artist) , Vienna Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)
About this object
On the front of the cup is painted a psuedo-classical scene in a rectangular panel. It shows a woman giving a horse a drink while a man steps out of a cloud borne chariot. The rest of the cup is a raspberry color with horizontal patterns in brown, white and gold. The scene is edge with a border of gold dots. It has a square handle.
- Object name:
- CUP
- Made from:
- Hard paste porcelain
- Made in:
- Vienna, Austria
- Date made:
- 1800
- Size:
- 5.9 x 6 cm (2 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 26.8.1
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK beehive mark in blue for Vienna Factory [underneath] SIGNIATURE A. Heer (on front panel lower right corner)
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973