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1953

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2025

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Coffee Service with Battle Scenes (Bataillen-Malerei) Coffee Service, 1870–1900

This is a coffee service. It was manufactured by Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin and workshop of Helena Wolfsohn. It is dated 1870–1900 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan. It is credited Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (coffeepot, overall: 1953-17-46-a,b): 20.5 × 15 × 10.5 cm (8 1/16 × 5 7/8 × 4 1/8 in.) H x W x D (creamer, overall: 1953-17-47-a,b): 13.5 × 10.5 × 8 cm (5 5/16 × 4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.) H x diam. (sugar bowl, overall: 1953-17-48-a,b): 10 × 9 cm (3 15/16 × 3 9/16 in.) H x W x D (cup: 1953-17-49-a): 5.4 × 10 × 8 cm (2 1/8 × 3 15/16 × 3 1/8 in.) H x diam. (saucer: 1953-17-49-b): 3.3 × 13.4 cm (1 5/16 × 5 1/4 in.) H x W x D (cup: 1953-17-50-a): 5.4 × 10 × 8 cm (2 1/8 × 3 15/16 × 3 1/8 in.) H x diam. (saucer: 1953-17-50-b): 3.3 × 13.4 cm (1 5/16 × 5 1/4 in.) H x W x D (cup: 1953-17-51-a): 5.4 × 10 × 8 cm (2 1/8 × 3 15/16 × 3 1/8 in.) H x diam. (saucer: 1953-17-51-b): 3.3 × 13.4 cm (1 5/16 × 5 1/4 in.) H x W x D (cup: 1953-17-52-a): 5.4 × 10 × 8 cm (2 1/8 × 3 15/16 × 3 1/8 in.) H x diam. (saucer: 1953-17-52-b): 3.3 × 13.4 cm (1 5/16 × 5 1/4 in.) H x W x D (cup: 1953-17-53-a): 5.4 × 8.1 × 10 cm (2 1/8 × 3 3/16 × 3 15/16 in.) H x diam. (saucer: 1953-17-53-b): 3.3 × 13.4 cm (1 5/16 × 5 1/4 in.) H x W x D (cup: 1953-17-54-a): 5.4 × 11 × 9 cm (2 1/8 × 4 5/16 × 3 9/16 in.) H x diam. (saucer: 1953-17-54-b): 3.3 × 13.4 cm (1 5/16 × 5 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

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