Cup and saucer
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Cup and saucer

TitleCup and saucer
ArtistFrankenthal Porcelain Manufactory
Date1775 18th century
MediumHard-paste porcelain
ClassificationCeramics-Porcelain
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineThe George B. McClellan Collection, Gift of Mrs. George B. McClellan, 1941
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Ornithological platesEntomological plates

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“Cup and saucer” is a work by Frankenthal Porcelain Manufactory, dated 1775. It is executed in hard-paste porcelain and classified as ceramics-porcelain. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates, entomological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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