Coffee-service

Klášterec and Kysibl, Bohemia, ca. 1850

Glazed, brightly painted and gilt porcelain.

UMP 7432, 7433, 7438, 7440,

Cups and saucers

H: 6.8 cm

Markings: “TK”, “8(?)8”, “KYSHIEBEL” imprints on cup, “TK”, “8(?)8” on saucer

UMP 7432, 7433

Sugar bowl with lid

H: 7.6 cm

Markings: “KYSHIEBEL” imprint

UMP 7438

Coffee-pot with lid

H: 1.3 cm and 20.7 cm

Markings: “T …geschirr” imprint

UMP 7440 a,b

Different brands of objects produced at different porcelain factories have been complementarily decorated and united into a single coffee-service. The quality of the hand-painted work indicates it was likely executed at a domestic workshop that painted objects from various manufactories.