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02 Coffee Cup
and Saucer
Porcelain decorated A thinly-potted coffee cup and saucer, finely Rosendael Castle (fig. 12) is believed to have
in grisaille and gold painted in grisaille and heightened in gold, been built around 1300, by Reginald II, Duke
each with a scene covering the entire surface, of Guelders (1295-1343). It is mentioned for the
China — Qing dynasty depicting a view of Rosendael Castle, flanked first time in a written document dating to 13142
(1644-1911), ca. 1735 by trees on both sides, located on the banks as a military fortification to control the lands of
of a river with three figures in a rowing boat, the Counts of Guelders. In 1649, Rosendael castle
Coffee Cup and others in the foreground. On the rims was passed down to Johanna Margriet (1636-1721)
H. 6 cm and around the foot of the coffee cup, below and her husband Johan van Arnhem (1636-1716),
L. 9 cm a fine black line, are traces of a bold gilt band. who proceeded to refurbish it by employing Daniel
Saucer Marot (1661-1752), the famous French architect
Ø 11.2 cm The scene on this coffee cup and saucer has and designer. The Arnhems were well established
been identified as a view of Rosendael Castle politically and economically, and used Rosendael
in Arnhem, The Netherlands.1 It was based Castle to expand their social standing. Among
on a print by Abraham Zeeman (1695/96-1754), the frequent visitors to the castle were William,
which is illustrated in the travel book Kleefsche Prince of Orange, stadtholder, King of England,
en Zuid-Hollandsche Arkadia by Claas Bruin Ireland and Scotland (1650-1702) and his wife
(1671-1732), dating to 1727 (fig. 11). Queen Mary II (1662-1694). →
Two different views of the
coffee cup and saucer
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