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TWO-HANDLED CUP, ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

The ground is turquoise-blue. The shape of the cup is tall and slender and the lip widely flaring. The saucer is very large; the cup has two panels reserved in white each containing a cluster of flowers in natural color. The saucer has three similar panels.

Object name:
TWO-HANDLED CUP, ONE OF TWO
Made from:
Soft paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
18th c.
Size:
4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.79.3
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK All are marked with the crossed L's in blue; .3 (cup) has 41 incised; .4 (saucer) has 3I incised
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973