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Pair of trembleuse cups

ca. 1760–65
Not on view
Savona was a busy ceramic center on the Ligurian coast supplying much of the ceramic needs of Genoa to the east.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pair of trembleuse cups
  • Date: ca. 1760–65
  • Culture: Italian, Genoa
  • Medium: Faience (tin-glazed earthenware)
  • Dimensions: each: 2 3/4 × 5 1/2 in. (7 × 14 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968
  • Object Number: 68.141.275b, .276b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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