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  • Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur in Berlin (Prussia)

    • Title

  • Porcelain cup and saucer

  • Physical Description

    1 cup + saucer : porcelain with gold decoration ; 4.5 x 4.25 in. ; 11.4 x 11 cm

  • Date

    1797

  • Notes

    Maker's mark "KPM" is on the bottom of both cup and saucer, with a scepter and crown in reddish ink. There is also a handpainted maker's mark (a sign of Venus) in blue paint on the bottom of both.

  • Summary

    2018.53a Cup with ornately decorated with gold bands and floral motifs. The cup's handle has a curling design and a cameo-like face at the base of the handle. The side of the cup has "J.J. Meyer" incorporated into the design, which refers to Joseph S.M Meier.

    2018.53b Saucer ornately decorated with gold bands and floral motifs.

  • Genre

    Porcelain

  • Medium

    Saucers (plates); Cups (drinking vessels); Furnishings and equipment; Objects

  • Part Of

    Johanna Meyer-Lövinson Collection, AR 299

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Biographical/Historical Information

Joseph S.M Meier ("J.J. Meyer") was born in Danzig, Germany (now Gdancz, Poland) in 1796.

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Citation

Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur in Berlin (Prussia): Porcelain cup and saucer, Leo Baeck Institute, 2018.53a-b.