Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Cup and Saucer
1757-1758
soft paste porcelain
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
In addition to having sprays of flowers painted in blue, these pieces are decorated with raised prunus blossoms. The molded decoration could have been inspired either by a Chinese prototype or by a Meissen copy of a Chinese ware.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2015-2016 | Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. |
Geographies
France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 7/8 x W: 5 3/8 in. (7.3 x 13.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.669