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Cup and Saucer (Gobelet litron et soucoupe)
Manufacturer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
(French, founded 1756)
Decorator
Pierre-Joseph Rosset
(French, 1734-1799)
Gilder
André-Joseph La France
(French, 1776-1803)
CultureFrench
OriginSèvres, Île-de-France, France
PeriodLouis XVI (1644-1791)
Date1786
MediumSoft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.1079.1-2): 6.5 x 8.7 x 6.7 cm (2 9/16 x 3 7/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
MarkingsInterlaced Ls and date letters ji. Painter’s mark of a hatchet. Gilder’s mark LF
DescriptionSèvres jaune jonquille coffee cup and saucer, each painted on the rim en grisaille with travellers in a continuous landscape above a blue and gold dotter border. There is a wide yellow band patterned with gilt dots shaded in iron-red.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1079.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
French PorcelainStatus
On view
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