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Cup and saucer

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, active 1756 - present) (Manufacturer)
François Fontelliau (French, active 1753 - 1755) (Artist)
French (Artist)
1763
soft paste porcelain

This cup and saucer set would have primarily been used to consume tea, however, this shape of cup was sometimes included in coffee and chocolate services. Both the cup and saucer have fluted surfaces and gilt, scalloped edges ringed in a cobalt-blue glaze. The popular “hop trellis” pattern, which consists of alternating gold staves and berried hop vines, fills the white ground of both porcelain pieces. This particular Sèvres pattern became internationally popular and other European porcelain manufacturers, such as Royal Worcester of England, copied the French design.

Inscription

[Factory Mark] Intertwined blue Lls on bottom of cup; [Date] Blue “K” for 1763 on bottom of cup; [Artist Mark] Blue heart for François Fontelliau on bottom of cup; [Factory Mark] Intertwined blue Lls on bottom of saucer; [Date] Blue “K” for 1763 on bottom of saucer; [Sticker] Torn brown sticker with red borders and “120” written in pencil.

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Geographies

France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Overall Cup (A) H: 2 1/16 x W with Handle: 3 5/8 × D: 2 13/16 in. (5.2 × 9.2 × 7.2 cm); Overall Saucer (B) H: 1 × Diam: 7/8 in. (2.5 × 12.4 cm); Overall Cup & Saucer (A & B) H: 2 1/8 × Diam: 4 7/8 in. (5.4 × 12.4 cm).

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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48.679

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