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Cup and saucer (gobelet litron et soucoupe)

Manufacturer (French, founded 1756)
CultureFrench
OriginSèvres, Île-de-France, France
PeriodLouis XVI (1644-1791)
Date1787
Mediumsoft-paste porcelain, enamel, and gold.
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.1084.1-2): 4.7 x 6.7 x 4.8 cm (1 7/8 x 2 5/8 in., 4.8 cm)
MarkingsInterlaced L’s, date letters "KK" for 1787 above painter’s mark "CP" for François-Claude Philippine (active 1786-91) in overglaze blue enamel
DescriptionSèvres coffee cup and saucer (gobelet litron et soucoupe). A small, cylindrical coffee can having a scroll handle heightened with gilt foliate devices and gilt edges, resting on a circular saucer with deep flaring sides. Each piece is decorated on a yellow ground with blue vase motifs filled with puce blossoms and green leaves. The panels are outlined with iron-red feathery scrolls enclosing floral swags, within bands of blue foliate garlands, purple dots and purple dentil design. The cavetto of the saucer centring a circular reserve enclosing a small tree and plants. The can and saucer are both enhanced with gilded rims.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1084.1-2
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
French Porcelain
Status
Not on view
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