About the Artwork
Turkish Coffee Cup
between 1774 and 1814
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
founded 1710
German
Unknown
Hard-paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
Overall: 1 3/8 × 2 5/16 inches (3.5 × 5.9 cm)
Ceramics
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marc Patten
55.54.A
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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On bottom, in underglaze blue, Marcolini period Meissen factory mark: crossed swords with star below.
Provenance
Marc T. Patten
1955-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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You, Yao-Fen. “From Novelty to Necessity: The Europeanization of Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate.” In Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate: Consuming the World, ed. Yao-Fen You, Mimi Hellman, and Hope Saska. Exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 2016, pp. 42–46; 56 (ill.); 132, cat. 56.
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Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Turkish Coffee Cup, between 1774 and 1814, hard-paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marc Patten, 55.54.A.
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