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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:)

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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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