COVER FROM SAUCER WITH CUP

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage

About this object

The ground is in turquoise-blue and the decoration in gold. The saucer has a border of a zig-zag of leaves between gold bands. The cup has a similar border and on the front the letter N in script with a swag of leaves. The cover has an all-over pattern of leaves and a fruit-shaped finial, all in gold.

Object name:

COVER FROM SAUCER WITH CUP

Made from:

Soft paste porcelain

Made in:

Sèvres, France

Date made:

18th c.-19th c.

Size:

1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

24.32.3

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK Cup .1): crossed L's; and IN incised. Saucer .2): crossed L's; b in brown. Cover .3): unmarked.

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973