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ICE CUP (TASSE À GLACE), ONE OF 12

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Staff Dining Room


About this object

The ground is turquoise-blue; the cup has a flaring lip and a pedestal foot; a panel on the front reserved in white, contains a cluster of flowers in natural colors, framed by leaf scrolls and floral sprays in gold.

Object name:
ICE CUP (TASSE À GLACE), ONE OF 12
Made from:
Soft paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
1778
Size:
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.63.11
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK .11 Crossed L's, the date letter aa for 1778; cp over-for Chappuis (Antoine-Joseph), âiné, painter of flowers, birds, and landscapes, 1761-1787.
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973