Cup and Saucer with Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres (Manufacturer)

Title

Cup and Saucer with Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Place

Sèvres (Object made in)

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1775–1785

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain, blue ground, and gilding

Dimensions

Cup: 7.6 × 10 cm (3 × 4 in.); Saucer: 3.5 × 14.8 cm (1 3/8 × 5 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norman Chatain in memory of Professor Alfred Chatain

Reference Number

1959.478a-b

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