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Cup and Saucer

Manufacturer Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, 1756 - present)
Date1790
MediumHard-paste porcelain with red ground and gilding
DimensionsA (cup): 3 3/16 × 3 1/4 × 4 inches (8.1 × 8.26 × 10.16 cm)
B (saucer): 6 1/4 inches (15.88 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: Nelson Gallery Foundation
Object numberF84-54 A,B
MarkingsOn underside of cup - MM (date letters for 1790), flanking two crossed L's in script, all painted in gold; P,A, 11 incised; on underside of saucer, inside foot ring: two crossed L's in script painted in gold; incised P and P.T.
On View
On view
Gallery Location
  • 123
DescriptionRed ground painted in gold and platinum with landscape motif.Gallery Label
This plate and cup and saucer reflect the influence of Asian styles on European decorative arts; fanciful pagodas, exotic chinoiserie figures and rich gilding imitate Chinese and Japanese lacquer wares. The decoration of a solid color with gold and platinum was uncommon at Sèvres, apparently first used on a service ordered by the French queen Marie Antoinette in 1789. Both the red and black grounds are rare, with red being the rarest of Sèvres ground colors. 
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