Cup and saucer (gobelet litron et soucoupe)

Manufacturer Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, founded 1756)

Decorator Jean-Baptiste Tandart (French, 1729-1816)

Gilder Pierre-Jean-Baptiste Vandé (French)

CultureFrench

OriginSèvres, Île-de-France, France

PeriodLouis XVI (1644-1791)

Date1786

Mediumsoft-paste porcelain, enamel, and gold.

DimensionsOverall (G83.1.1080.1-2): 7 x 6.7 x 9.2 cm (2 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.)

MarkingsInterlaced L’s enclosing date letters "ii" for 1786 above painter’s mark "..." for Jean-Baptiste Tandart (1754-1800) in overglaze blue enamel; gilder’s mark "VD" Pierre-Jean-Baptiste Vandé (active 1779-1824) for in gold

DescriptionSèvres coffee can and saucer with a scroll handle heightened in gilt, resting on a deep circular saucer with flaring sides. The coffee can is decorated in the front with an oval reserve enframed within a purple and gilt band enclosing a brown and yellow vase filled with colourful arrangement of garden flowers. It is resting on a greyish-white stone ledge, all against a blue ground. The cavetto of the saucer is decorated with a bouquet of mixed garden flowers and fruits. The remaining ground of each piece coloured 'jaune Jonquille' (Daffodil yellow) with sprigs of iron- red flowers and green leaves. The rims of the coffee can and saucer both having purple and gilt bands.

Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner

Object numberG83.1.1080.1-2

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

French Porcelain

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