Cup- 2in tall x 2.5in wide
Saucer- 4.25in wide
 
History of Meissen:
Meissen porcelain from Germany was the first European porcelain. It was discovered in 1710. Before 1710, only the Chinese and the Japanese had the formula to make porcelain. Augustus the Strong of Germany wanted to have the Meissen company sell dinner services and porcelain accessories in the blue under glaze painted patterns like the Chinese were successfully selling. 
 
Horoldt, who worked for the Meissen Porcelain factory, perfected the blue under glaze painting of porcelain in 1739. Meissen made many blue under galze patterns. The blue onion pattern or the "bulb" pattern became the most popular. The Meissen company copied a flat Chinese bowl, which was painted in under glaze blue paint from the K'ang Hsi Period, 1662-1722, as their mode for the Meissen blue onion pattern or the "bulb" pattern. This bowl can still be found in the Dresden Museum of Art. 
 
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