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Cup and Saucer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a black and white photograph of a teacup and saucer is not present; only a teacup. The teacup has a handle on the right side. The teacup is white with a thin black line around the rim and a small thin black line around the base. The teacup has a repeating pattern of small dark-colored flowers or leaves. The background is a plain wall with a light-colored surface that the teacup sits on. The surface the teacup sits on casts a shadow to the right of the teacup. A small piece of white writing is visible on the left. The title of the image is "Cup and Saucer".

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1780
Medium:
Porcelain
Culture:
French, possibly
Dimensions:
564 × 625 px
Museum record:
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