Cup and saucer (gobelet litron et soucoupe)
Manufacturer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
(French, founded 1756)
CultureFrench
OriginSèvres, Île-de-France, France
PeriodLouis XVI (1644-1791)
Date1787
MediumSoft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.1086.1-2): 5.7 x 7.3 x 5.5 cm (2 1/4 x 2 7/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
MarkingsInterlaced L’s enclosing date letters "KK" for 1787 above painter’s mark "D" in overglaze blue enamel
DescriptionSèvres straight-sided coffee cup and saucer (gobelet litron et soucoupe) decorated with garlands of roses on a brilliant yellow ground, and has light blue borders decorated with a yellow laurel leave pattern.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1086.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
French PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Jean Chavaux
c.1793-1800
Object number: G83.1.1092.1-2
Artist / Maker: François-Claude Philippine
1787
Object number: G83.1.1084.1-2
Artist / Maker: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
c.1785-1790
Object number: G91.7.76.1-2
Artist / Maker: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
c.1800
Object number: G91.7.77.1-2
Artist / Maker: Boileau le jeune
1788
Object number: G83.1.1089.1-2
Artist / Maker: P.J.A Vieillard
1787
Object number: G83.1.1085.1-.2
Artist / Maker: Jean-Baptiste Tandart
1786
Object number: G83.1.1080.1-2
Artist / Maker: Louis-François L’Écot
1782
Object number: G96.5.112a-b
Artist / Maker: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
1789
Object number: G83.1.1091.1-2
Artist / Maker: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
1787
Object number: G83.1.1075.1-2
Artist / Maker: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
1789
Object number: G83.1.1090.1-2
Artist / Maker: Pierre-Joseph Rosset
1786
Object number: G83.1.1079.1-2