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Bell-shaped cup with a putto holding a lotus branch
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Bell-shaped cup with a putto holding a lotus branch

anonymous · c. 1725 - c. 1749 · turning; vitrification; paint; gild; emailleren; fired; formed; glaze; gold (metal); email; porcelain

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

About this work

Bell-shaped porcelain cup with ribbed wall and scalloped rim, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, purple, black and gold. A medallion with a winged putto holding a lotus branch in his hand depicted; the wall is divided into eight compartments, each with a different pattern against alternating blue, green, purple or pink ground; the compartments are separated by a gold band. Famille rose.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBell-shaped cup with a putto holding a lotusbranch. c. 1725 - c. 1749. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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