UCC Coffee Museum

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603:Meissen cup and saucer Glazed gold-leaf angel picture Circa 1760-65

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The vivid blue of this design evokes the sky and is known in Europe as a scale pattern. This scale pattern is based on one of Japan's traditional patterns, the "Wave Crest". This cup and saucer shows Japanese beauty painted onto Meissen porcelain.

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