Cup and Saucer

1783

5.7 cm 5.8 cm 7.7 cm

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This cup and saucer are decorated with fanciful scenes of China, a dominant theme in French 18th-century art that reflects the fascination, fear, and awe of that country at the time. The chinoiserie decoration of this cup and saucer deals with the theme of raising a child. On...

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29587
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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