Paris porcelain cup and saucer

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Date Made: c. 1810

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: France: Île-de-France, Paris

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass, Industry & Manufacturing, Art, Domestic Furnishings

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CE.P-591abCatalog Number: P-591abAccession Number: 225282

Object Name: cupsaucer

Physical Description: orange (cup color)orange (saucer color)polychrome (component surface decoration color name)neoclassical portrait medallion and griffins (overall description of decoration)ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (cup material)ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (saucer material)Measurements: overall saucer: 7/8 in x 5 in; 2.2225 cm x 12.7 cmoverall cup: 2 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 8.255 cm x 6.35 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-e74b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_576736

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