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CUP (GOBELET LITRON ET SOUCOUPE)

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

On view in: French Porcelain Room


About this object

The ground is turquoise-blue, on the front is a panel reserved in white, extending from the lip to the base, containing a single exotic bird standing in a landscape, the saucer has a panel with similar vignette filling the whole center, each is framed with a gold tooled band around which is entwined a gold vine and sprays of flowers at intervals.

Object name:
CUP (GOBELET LITRON ET SOUCOUPE)
Made from:
Soft paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
ca. 1765
Size:
1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.33.1
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK Both pieces are marked with the crossed L's without a date letter; The cup is also marked with 29 in the paste
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973