Cup and saucer

Horní Slavkov, Bohemia, ca. 1830

Glazed porcelain, painted with gold.

H: 7.2 cm

Markings: “S” and “12” imprints on saucer, “S” imprint on cup

UMP 7353

Donated by Božena Lábková, the wife of Ladislav Lábek, on 1 August 1927.

An Empire Meissen style cup (egg-shaped with a snake handle) which started to be produced at Schlaggenwald in the 1820s; decorated with gold painted baskets of flowers.