Rauenstein Porcelain Manufactory
Saucer

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Maker Rauenstein Porcelain ManufactoryGerman, founded 1783

CultureGerman

Titles

Saucer

Datec. 1849–1850

Made inGermany

MediumHard-paste porcelain

Dimensions6 7/16 in. diameter (16.4 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.61.4.12

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Bayou Bend

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CERAMICS

DescriptionThis cup and saucer is part of a set depicting presidents of the United States. This example features a portrait of Andrew Jackson, the 7th president (1829–1837). He earlier served in the House of Representatives, the Senate, and as a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court prior to a military career that included significant campaigns against Native Americans as well as an important victory over the British at New Orleans during the War of 1812, which brought Jackson great fame. In 1830, Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which forced the relocation of Native Americans from southern states to lands west of the Mississippi River.
ProvenanceO. R. Gilbert, by May 16, 1958; [Ginsburg & Levy, New York, May 16, 1958–January 26, 1961]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1961; given to MFAH, by 1966.
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