Cup and saucer
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Height (Cup): 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); Overall (Saucer): 1 5/16 × 5 3/8 in. (3.3 × 13.7 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
Danish, Copenhagen
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory Ltd., 1972
Accession Number
1972.190.3a, b
Tags
About the Artist
Friedrich Elias Meyer|Royal Porcelain Manufactory · 1723–1785
Friedrich Elias Meyer der Ältere (1723–1785) was a prominent German sculptor and porcelain modeler whose career bridged the glittering Rococo era's fascination with delicate, ornate figurines and grand table services. Born in Erfurt to sculptor Matthias Meyer, he grew up in Gotha after his father's early death and began his apprenticeship in 1737 under court sculptor Michael Grünbeck. By 1741, Mey...