Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
1879
1971.104
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup and saucer
Object name
Cup and saucer
Date
1800-1830
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Part (cup): 4 x 3 1/2 x 3 in. (10.2 x 8.9 x 7.6 cm)
Part (saucer): 1 x 5 1/2 in. (2.5 x 14 cm)
Description
Porcelain cup and saucer decorated with gold bands, stripes, and ferns; the cup's decoration consists of five identical hand painted rosettes in pink, purple, blue, green, red, and yellow enamel; spaces above the rosettes are painted in blue enamel with gold dots; inside the scrolling handle is a medallion with a lion's head in low relief.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss M.E. and I.V. Cox
Object Number
1912.9ab
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
