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Cup with griffins and floral scrolls
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Cup with griffins and floral scrolls

anonymous · c. 1800 · turning; vitrification; paint; relief (sculpture technique); 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

Porcelain cup with cylindrical body and C-shaped handle, painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, black, and gold. The outer wall features a band with a head wearing a winged helmet, flanked by two hexagonal compartments with two griffins by a fountain. Above and below this decoration: bands with floral scrolls. Gilded bands above the foot and on the rim. The interior and handle are covered in gold. Marked on the underside with 83.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cup
Credit lineCup with griffins and floral scrolls. c. 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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