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Cup with a pedestal in a laurel
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Cup with a pedestal in a laurel

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 on a high, flaring foot, slightly flaring rim and high, curled handle, painted in blue and gold. The cup is covered in gold on the outer wall, over which blue has been applied. In this is engraved a pedestal with an illegible inscription with a quiver and a cannon, within a laurel wreath. Golden bands on the foot and rim. Golden handle.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
cup
Credit lineCup with a pedestal in a laurel. c. 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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