TWO-HANDLED CUP, ONE OF TWO
Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
Currently in storage
About this object
The ground is turquoise-blue with a greenish cast. The shape of the cup is tall and slender and the lip widely flaring. The saucer is very large. The cup has two panels reserved in white each containing a cluster of flowers in natural color. The saucer has three similar panels.
- Object name:
- TWO-HANDLED CUP, ONE OF TWO
- Made from:
- Soft paste porcelain
- Made in:
- Sèvres, France
- Date made:
- 18th c.
- Size:
- 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 24.79.1
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK All are marked with the crossed L's in blue; .1 (cup) has 41 incised; .2 (saucer) has 34 incised
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973