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