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Cup and saucer with box
Buen Retiroca. 1800
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Cup with flaring rim, high loop handle terminating in a serpent's head, with high foot. Ornamented with trophies and initials "T.C." in raised floral wreath. Foliate bands near rim and base of cup. Saucer decorated with trophies and raised floral wreaths, one with inscription "Por la vida", the other with pair of blazing hearts. At center of bowl, circular medallion with five-pointed star. Rectangular leather-covered case with hinged lid; circular metal ring at top and metal closures at front. See also 1931-41-8.
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Details
- Title: Cup and saucer with box
- Creator: Buen Retiro
- Date Created: ca. 1800
- Type: Cup and saucer with box
- Rights: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
- Medium: Leather, wood, metal (case); glazed and gilded porcelain; glass
- Markings: 1931-41-7-a: incised mark, "y".1931-41-7-b: incised mark, "C".
- Exhibitions: "Yinka Shonibare Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection" Cooper-Hewitt, Collections Gallery, 10/7/05-9/24/06
- Dimensions: H x W x D (a, cup): 11.8 x 7.8 x 10 cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/16 x 3 15/16 in.)H x diam. (b, saucer): 3.2 x 13.4 cm (1 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)H x W x D (c, box closed): 15.7 x 20 x 15.2 cm (6 3/16 x 7 7/8 x 6 in.)
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