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'Swellengrebel Service' with a Double Crowned Monogram and a Border with Floral Scrolls
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'Swellengrebel Service' with a Double Crowned Monogram and a Border with Floral Scrolls

anonymous · c. 1740 · 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

31-piece porcelain service consisting of a teapot, milk jug, tea caddy, sugar bowl, wash bowl, dish, 2 pattipans, 6 ear bowls, 8 teacups and 9 saucers painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, yellow, black and gold. With a crowned, double mirror monogram with 'MVA' and 'CHTD' surrounded by shell motifs, scrollwork and flower branches, the other side with a lotus rank; the inside with a band with flower garlands; on the bottom a flower rosette. European representation in enamel colors.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
tea service
Credit line'Swellengrebel service' with a double crowned monogram and a border with floral scrolls. c. 1740. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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