Cup and Saucer

Applied Arts of Europe

1810/15

Dagoty Porcelain Factory (French, 1800-1820)
Paris

The rich, thick gilding and vivid enamel decoration on this cup and saucer are characteristic of porcelain made at the Dagoty manufactory in the early 19th century.

Though as many as 19 porcelain factories were operating in Paris in 1800, the firm founded by brothers Pierre-Louis and Etienne-Jean-Baptiste Dagoty was one of the few that enjoyed imperial and royal patronage, supplying dining services to Empress Joséphine and Marie-Thérèse Charlotte, Duchesse d’Angoulême, the eldest child of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Applied Arts of Europe

Artist: Pierre Louis Dagoty
Title: Cup and Saucer
Place: Paris (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.: Made 1810–1815
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain, enamel and gilding
Dimensions: Diam.: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.); Cup: 5.7 × 9.8 cm (2 1/4 × 3 7/8 in.); Saucer D: D.: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Alfred Duane Pell
Reference Number: 1913.243a-b
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