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Cup and Saucer, 1789

Cup and Saucer, 1789


Hard paste porcelain, gold on a black ground


Austrian, Vienna


Mark: shield, 89 + 39 impressed


Karl Schwemminger decorator


Size: Cup: Height: 5.8 cm; Saucer: Diameter: 13 cm.
Purchased from the assistance of V&A Purchase Grant Fund

Artist / Makers: Karl Schwemminger, Vienna Porcelain

Place: Vienna

Object Type: cup and saucer

Actual Date: 1789

Century: 18th century

Materials: Gold, Hard-paste porcelain

Museum Accession Number: X.2660