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Cup and Saucer (Shape number 3214, "Gobelin 13" decoration)

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Hemispherical cup (a) with roughly D-shaped tab handle on side, and short cylindrical foot. Mottled underglaze decoration of light brown field with geometric panels in yellow, orange and dark brown; dark brown band at mouth; white interior. Circular saucer (b), with wide up-curved rim; brushed underglaze decoration of thick bands in browns, yellow, and orange on white ground.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Schramberg Majolica Factory, Germany, 1820 – 1989
Designer
Eva Zeisel, American, born Hungary, 1906–2011
Date
1928–1930
Credit Line
Gift of Torsten Bröhan
Medium
earthenware
Dimensions
H x W x D (a: cup, b: saucer): 6.2 x 16.7 cm (2 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
H x W x D (a: cup): 5.6 x 12.4 x 10.3 cm (2 3/16 x 4 7/8 x 4 1/16 in.)
H x diam. (b: saucer): 1.7 x 16.7 cm (11/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
cup and saucer
Type
cup and saucer
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