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Cup and Saucer

A work made of porcelain with silver-gilt.
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  • A work made of porcelain with silver-gilt.

Date:

Porcelain: c. 1780; Silver-gilt mounts:

Artist:

Porcelain: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Founded 1740)
Mounts: James Aldridge (English, 1768-?)
Adapted under the direction of William Beckford (English, 1760-1844)
Porcelain: Sèvres, France; Mounts: England

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres

Title

Cup and Saucer

Place

France (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1815–1825

Medium

Porcelain with silver-gilt

Dimensions

Cup: 4.8 × 7.8 × 6.1 cm (1 7/8 × 3 1/16 × 2 3/8 in.); Saucer: 2.9 × 10.8 × 4.8 cm (1 1/8 × 4 1/4 × 1 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

The European and Decorative Arts General Fund

Reference Number

2011.3a-b

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