About the Artwork
Mug
ca. 1750
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
founded 1710
German
Unknown
Hard-paste porcelain, vitreous enamel; fitted with silver gilt lid and mounts
Overall: 7 3/4 × 7 × 5 1/4 inches (19.7 × 17.8 × 13.3 cm)
Ceramics
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of William T. Deacon
54.108
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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Marked, on silver gilt mounts, four English touchmarks for year 1859/60, on inside of lid: [lion passant, leopard's head, small Gothic d, sovereign's head]. Marked, unknown maker's mark: EP
Provenance
William T. Deacon
1954-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Mug, ca. 1750, hard-paste porcelain, vitreous enamel; fitted with silver gilt lid and mounts. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of William T. Deacon, 54.108.
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