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SAUCER (SOUCOUPE)

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

On view in: French Drawing Room


About this object

The ground is pink with green ribbons, the front of the cup has a panel reserved in white containing a cluster of flowers, and framed by a green ribbon, the curved ends of which at the back are joined by a swag of bell flowers that pass under the handle. The saucer has no bell flowers, but two green ribbons, one at the edge and the other sorrounding the white center which contains a cluster and sprays of flowers, four loops of green ribbon extend into the rim.

Object name:
SAUCER (SOUCOUPE)
Made from:
Soft paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
mid 18th-mid 19th Century
Size:
4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.96.2
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK .1 (cup) with crossed L's, the date letter T for 1772 (?), T.B., and 44 incised. .2 (saucer) with crossed L's, the date letter N for 1766 (?), and G:T.
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973