Landscape Teacup and Saucer
Manufacturer
Meissen
(Dresden, Germany, founded 1710)
Date1790
Object NameCup/Saucer
Mediumporcelain
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsCup: 6 x 7.5cm
Saucer: 3 x 13.3cm
Saucer: 3 x 13.3cm
AcquisitionCochrane Collection, presented in 1995 with assistance from the National Art Collections Fund.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS024730
Keywords
The cup is ogee-shaped with a moulded twisted handle terminating in acanthus leaves and gilt decoration. The polychrome landscape scene is partially surrounded by a ribbon and leaf wreath. There is gilt decoration around the rim and the base line of both cup and saucer.
The teacup and saucer show a series of pastoral vignettes, with a shepherd and his sheep on the cup, and a shepherdess and her goat and sheep on the saucer, all beautifully wrapped with a pink ribbon and topped by a bow.
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This Marcelini period (1774-1813) cup and saucer show pastoral scenes, with a shepherd and his flock on the cup and a shepherdess with sheep and goat on the suacer
