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Cup and saucer (gobelet litron et soucoupe)

Manufacturer (French, founded 1756)
Decorator (French, active 1765 - 1788 and 1790 - 1802)
Gilder (French)
CultureFrench
OriginSèvres, Île-de-France, France
PeriodFrench Republic (1792-1804)
Datec.1793-1800
MediumSoft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.)
MarkingsInscribed "Sèvres" and "Rfço" (République Française), painter’s mark "D.T" and four dots for Nicolas Dutenda (active 1765-88;1790-1802),; gilder’s mark "IN" for Jean Chavaux (active 1764-1800) in overglaze blue enamel
DescriptionSèvres coffee cup and saucer (gobelet litron et soucoupe). The cup is of small size with a gilded loop handle, the deep yellow ground is decorated with festoons of pink roses and rosebuds intertwined with pink and blue ribbons. It is within a white ground bands decorated with beading in gilt and black ground bands painted in polychrome enamels with garlands of mixed garden flowers. The saucer similarly decorated, with the centre with a floral spray in gilt. The borders are in gilt.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1092.1-2
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
French Porcelain
Status
Not on view
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