Cup and saucer (gobelet litron et soucoupe)
Manufacturer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
(French, founded 1756)
Decorator
Rachel Maqueret
(French)
CultureFrench
OriginSèvres, Île-de-France, France
PeriodLouis XVI (1644-1791)
Date1789
Mediumsoft-paste porcelain, enamel, and gold.
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.1091.1): 6.5 x 8.7 x 6.4 cm (2 9/16 x 3 7/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Overall (G83.1.1091.2): 3.8 x 13.3 cm (1 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)
MarkingsDate letters "Mn" for 1789, interlaced L’s and painter’s mark "RB" for Mme. Maqueret, nee Rachel Bouillat, (active 1753-90) in overglaze blue enamel
DescriptionSèvres coffee cup and saucer. The cylindrical coffee cup has a gilded loop handle, entirely in a clear 'jaune jonquille' with border of formalized scrolls in a brown monochrome, and a gilt line rim. The saucer is similarly decorated and has a circular medallion in the centre, with a single pink rose on a white ground.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1091.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
French PorcelainCollections
Status
Not on view
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