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Objekt 4

Cup and saucer

Description

During the Rococo period, it was very popular to decorate rims of dishes with an ocier rim. This is a relief decoration imitating the surface of a woven basket. The curved cup handle is also typical for the middle 18th century.

Object description

Meissen, around 1740

Porcelain with onglaze painting

Inv. 1948.669. Bequest Dr. Emanuel Hindermann, Birsfelden.

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