Title

Same as 2012.014.0895

Creation Date

1920 – 1925

Description

Art deco coffee cup owned by Cora and Julius Coller, I of Shakopee. The cup is hand painted glazed porcelain. It is ball shaped with a flat base and circle handle. The handle and rim are painted gold. Seen around the cup just below the rim is an Egyptian motif showing a green band outlined in black. The band breaks at two points and immediately below the breaks are a symbol showing a raised crescent inside an equal armed cross. The symbols are also green outlined in black. Stamped on the underside of the cup is "Bavaria". Handwritten below the stamp is "BMB", possibly the initials of the person who painted the cup.

Geographic Notes

Bavaria/Germany