https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/404/fullOctagonal teacup and saucerca.1730Meissen Porcelain ManufactoryOverall (G83.1.600.1): 6.1 x 9.2 x 8.1 cm (2 3/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 3/16 in.)
Overall (G83.1.600.2): 2.5 x 12.7 cm (1 x 5 in.)hard-paste porcelain, enamel, gold, press moulded, and thrown.Gift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Meissen, Dresden, GermanyG83.1.600.1-20A yellow ground cup and saucer of octagonal shape, with an angular gilded handle. The sides are decorated with three quatrefoil reserves which are painted on a white ground, and has polychrome enamels including lustre with a 'Kakiemon' design. Inside of the cup are sprays of Asian-style flowers. The octagonal saucer is yellow on the underside. The inside of the saucer is decorated in similar fashion with a 'Kakiemon' décor in multicolour. The edge of the saucer and the inside of the cup have a gilded scroll design at each corner. A gold band under the rim of the saucer, cup and base of cup.18th Century European PorcelainGerman PorcelainMeissen[]European CeramicsGerman Porcelain185305418GermanAugustus II (1694-1733)Crossed swords in underglaze blue