Cup
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded in 1710)
Date1740-1750
MediumHard-paste porcelain; enamelled and gilded
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/8 × 4 × 3 1/4 inches (4.76 × 10.16 × 8.26 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William H. Chapman
Object number35-426/1
MarkingsBlue mark on bottom
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DescriptionWhite cup with gold-framed oval medallion containing a picture of a man in 18th century dress enameled in magenta playing a flute.ProvenanceMargaret Cameron Chapman (née Mann, 1865-1935), Kansas City, MO, by 1935;
Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.
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