Klokvormige kop en schotel met twee Europese mannen bij verschillende havens
ca. 1750 - ca. 1774
Medium
turning
Dimensions
7.1; 7.2; 11.6; 1.9; 3.5; 4.4; 3.9
About this artwork
diameter 3.5 cm x diameter 7.2 cm
Art Historical Context
This delicate bell-shaped cup and saucer, titled *Klokvormige kop enotel met twee Europese mannen verschillende havens*, dates to around 1750–1774 and exemplifies 18th-century ceramic artistry by an anonymous maker. Standing just 4.4 cm tall, with saucer diameters of 3.5 cm and 7.2 cm, its petite scale made it ideal for intimate tea rituals, a fashionable European pastime influenced by global trade. The artwork's charm lies in its painted scenes of two European men at bustling harbors, evoking the era's maritime expansion. Produced during the height of Dutch East India Company (VOC) voyages, ...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...