Cup and saucer (gobelet litron et soucoupe)
This type of simple cylindrical cup with a steep sided saucer was the most common form of cup produced at the Sèvres factory. They were sold individually as well as in sets, and unusually elaborately decorated examples, such as this one, were sometimes sold for display rather than for use.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cup and saucer (gobelet litron et soucoupe)
- Manufactory: Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)
- Decorator: François-Marie Barrat (French, active 1769–91, 1795–96)
- Decorator: Gilded by Jean-Pierre Boulanger (1722–1785, active 1754–85)
- Date: 1776
- Culture: French, Sèvres
- Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
- Dimensions: Height (cup [a]): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Diameter (saucer [b]): 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
- Credit Line: Bequest of John L. Cadwalader, 1914
- Object Number: 14.58.137a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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