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Egg Cup, from a Napoleon III Table Service (Coquetier, Service à Chiffre Doré de l'Empereur Napoléon III) Egg Cup, 1844
This is a Egg cup. It was manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated 1844 and we acquired it in 1926. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
bequest of
Mrs. John Innes Kane.
It is credited Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
Its dimensions are
H x diam.: 6.2 × 4.6 cm (2 7/16 × 1 13/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside: [1] eagle flanked by "S." and "53", printed in red (manufactory mark) [2] cursive incised marks
It is inscribed
Front of egg cup: [1] crowned "N" entwined with interlaced LLs in foliate scrollwork, printed in gold
Cite this object as
Egg Cup, from a Napoleon III Table Service (Coquetier, Service à Chiffre Doré de l'Empereur Napoléon III) Egg Cup, 1844; Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); hard paste porcelain, gold; H x diam.: 6.2 × 4.6 cm (2 7/16 × 1 13/16 in.); Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1926-22-132
