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Cup and Saucer (from a tea service)

A work made of soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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

Date:

1770

Artist:

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
French, founded 1740
François Boucher (French, 1703-1770)
Painted by Jacques Fontaine (French, 1734/35-1807, active 1752-1800)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres (Manufacturer)

Title

Cup and Saucer (from a tea service)

Place

Sèvres (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.

1770

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding

Dimensions

Cup: 6.4 × 9.2 × 6.8 cm (2 1/2 × 3 5/8 × 2 11/16 in.); Saucer: 3 × 12.1 cm (1 3/16 × 4 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge

Reference Number

1965.1215a-b

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