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Cup and Saucer

A work made of soft-paste porcelain, dark blue ground, polychrome enamels, and gilding.
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  • A work made of soft-paste porcelain, dark blue ground, polychrome enamels, and gilding.

Date:

1772

Artist:

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
French, founded 1740
Painted by Françoise Joseph Aloncle (French, fl. c. 1758-1781)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres (Manufacturer)

Title

Cup and Saucer

Place

Sèvres (Object made in:)

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1772

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain, dark blue ground, polychrome enamels, and gilding

Dimensions

Cup: 6.4 × 7 cm (2 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.); Saucer: 3 × 13.7 cm (1 3/16 × 5 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

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

Reference Number

1959.477a-b

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