Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Cup and Saucer with Revolutionary Emblems

ManufacturerFrench, established 1756
ArtistFrench, active 1779–1802
ArtistFrench, active 1779–1824
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Cup and Saucer with Revolutionary Emblems
Date1794
MediumHard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilding
DimensionsCup: 2 5/8 × 3 5/8 × 2 5/8 in. (6.7 × 9.2 × 6.7 cm)
Saucer: 1 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. diameter (3.2 × 14 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by the Rienzi Accessions Endowment and Leng Hunter in memory of John A. Matledge, Jr.
Object number2019.488.A,.B
Current Location
Rienzi
Drawing Room
On view

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
Provenance[Michele Beiny, New York, 2018]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Cup: Sèvres RF
Saucer: Sèvres RF / PM / vd
Cup and saucer marked: Sèvres/ RF
Saucer with painter’s mark: PM for Pierre Massy (active 1779-1802) and gilder's mark vd for Pierre-Jean-Baptiste Vandé (known as Vandé fils, active 1779-1800, 1802-1824)

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