Plate, and Cup and Saucer

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ArtistDecorated by Rudolph T. Lux (American, born Germany, c. 1815–1868)American, born Germany, c. 1815–1868

CultureAmerican

Titles

Plate, and Cup and Saucer

Date1868

Porcelain made inEurope

Decorated inNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States

MediumPorcelain with enamel and gliding

DimensionsB.96.3.1, Cup: 3 1/8 × 4 1/4 × 3 7/16 in. (7.9 × 10.8 × 8.7 cm)
B.96.3.2, Saucer: 1 3/16 × 6 3/8 in. diameter (3 × 16.2 cm)
B.96.4, Plate: 1 × 8 1/2 in. diameter (2.5 × 21.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Houston Junior Woman's Club

Object numberOSC.93

Non exposé

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Department

Bayou Bend

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Ceramics from the Bayou Bend Collection

Object Type

CERAMICS

ProvenanceB.96.3.1,.2: Bert Fenn (1918–1993), Tel City, Indiana; [Collection of the late Bert Fenn, Garth's Auctions, Stratford, Ohio, June 25, 1994, lot 212]; [The Stradlings, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1996.
B.96.4: Bert Fenn (1918–1993), Tel City, Indiana; [Collection of the late Bert Fenn, Garth's Auctions, Stratford, Ohio, June 25, 1994, lot 211]; [The Stradlings, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1996.
Exhibition HistoryB.96.3.1,.2: "Currents of Change: Art and Life Along the Mississippi River, 1850–1861" on display at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota from June 27–September 26, 2004 and at the LSU Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, Louisiana from June 17–October 9, 2005. (OL.168)
B.96.4: "Currents of Change: Art and Life Along the Mississippi River, 1850–1861," Minneapolis Institute of Art, June 27–September 26, 2004; LSU Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 17–October 9, 2005.
Published References "Bert Fenn Collection Sold--Unique River Items on the Block--A Field Day for Collectors," S & D Reflector, Marietta, Ohio, vol. 31. no. 3 (September 1994): 14–15. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Each: R.T. Lux / Painter & Decorator / on China / No. 116 Bienville / N.O. / La

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