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Cup with handle and saucer with a coat of arms, flower sprays and spearhead-borders
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Cup with handle and saucer with a coat of arms, flower sprays and spearhead-borders

anonymous · c. 1750 - c. 1774 · turning; vitrification; paint; gild; emailleren; fired; glaze; gold (metal); email; porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Ear-shaped cup and saucer of porcelain with a stepped wall and scalloped rim, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, black and gold. On the flat of the saucer an unidentified family coat of arms. The coat of arms is divided into five compartments with in 1. a coat of arms with a flower pot and four stars on a blue ground surrounded by banners; 2. and 5. a half-naked figure with a spear in the water; 3. a boar in front of a tree; 4. five red jugs against a gold background. The crest is a crown with pearls. Around the coat of arms military attributes and two trumpets. On the wall a spearhead border. The rim with loose flower sprays and a spearhead border. The cup with the same decoration. Coat of arms porcelain in enamel colours.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineCup with handle and saucer with a coat of arms, flower sprays and spearhead-borders. c. 1750 - c. 1774. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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