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Collections

Christian and Ernst Carstens
Abstract Teacup and Saucercirca 1930

Not on view
Ceramic teacup and saucer with ivory-white body, mint-turquoise rim, and a sandy tan horizontal band around the lower cup; soft graduated glaze

Christian and Ernst Carstens, Reichenbacher Porzellanfabrik, Abstract Teacup and Saucer, circa 1930, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Ellen Palevsky Cup Collection, Gift of Max Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Manufacturer
Christian and Ernst Carstens
Manufacturer
Reichenbacher Porzellanfabrik
Title
Abstract Teacup and Saucer
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1930
Medium
Faïence, paint
Dimensions
Cup height: 1 7/8 in. (4.76 cm), Diameter: 4 1/8 in. (10.48 cm); Saucer diameter: 5 7/8 in. (14.92 cm)
Credit Line
The Ellen Palevsky Cup Collection, Gift of Max Palevsky
Accession Number
AC1998.265.109.1-.2
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design