Cup with cover and tray (gobelet à lait et corbeille carré)
This type of cup was intended for serving milk, probably served warm due to the presence of a cover. The milk might have been mixed with different ingredients in order to cure various ailments; the stand could be used to hold slices of bread. The painter Méreaud specialized in the type of decoration found on this cup and stand, which employs dense patterns that recall textile designs.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cup with cover and tray (gobelet à lait et corbeille carré)
- Manufactory: Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)
- Decorator: Attributed to Charles-Louis Méreaud (French, active 1756–80)
- Date: 1764
- Culture: French, Sèvres
- Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
- Dimensions: Cup: 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm); Tray: 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (16.5 × 16.5 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
- Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
- Object Number: 1982.60.180a, b, .181
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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