Coffee Cup, Saucer, and Tray

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory French, founded 1740 →

drinking vesselteaware

Date

1761

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain, pink and blue ground, polychrome enamels, and gilding

Dimensions

Cup: 4.8 × 5.1 × 7.2 cm (1 7/8 × 2 × 2 13/16 in.); Saucer: 2.4 × 9.4 cm (15/16 × 3 11/16 in.); Tray: 2.3 × 10.8 × 10.8 cm (7/8 × 4 1/4 × 4 1/4 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Joseph Maier and Arthur Lewis Liebman Memorial: Gift of Kenneth J. Maier, M.D.

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Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, founded 1740) Designed by Léonard-Agathon van Weydeveld (French, born Belgian 1841-1923) France, Sèvres