SAUCER (SOUCOUPE) FROM A TEA OR BREAKFAST SERVICE (DÉJEUNER "LOSANGE")

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

On view in: French Porcelain Room

About this object

The white ground of the saucer is decorated with a broad band of stippled gold (sablé) with blue and purple bell flowers linked by floral garland. In addition, a narrow vine with irregular leaves and red berries encircles the center of the saucer.

Object name:

SAUCER (SOUCOUPE) FROM A TEA OR BREAKFAST SERVICE (DÉJEUNER "LOSANGE")

Made from:

Soft paste porcelain

Made in:

Sèvres, France

Date made:

1767-1770

Size:

13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

24.132.7

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK .6-7 (cup and saucer) unmarked, .6 has sp incised; .7 has x incised.

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973