Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Cup and Saucer

CultureFrench
Titles
  • Cup and Saucer
  • Gobelet litron et soucoupe
Date1781
MediumHard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilding
DimensionsCup: 2 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 2 3/8 in. (6.1 × 7.9 × 6 cm)
Saucer: 1 1/8 × 4 7/8 in. (2.9 × 12.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by various donors in memory of Richard Luna; and the Rienzi Accessions Endowment
Object number2019.10.A,.B
Current Location
Rienzi
Drawing Room
Exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, U.K.; [John Whitehead, London, 2015]; purchased by MFAH, 2018
Exhibition HistoryNone
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Underside of saucer: interlaced Ls and "HP" (gilder's mark for Henri-Martin Prévost)
None

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