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Source Description
This cup and saucer set would have primarily been used to consume tea, however, this shape of cup was sometimes included in coffee and chocolate services. Both the cup and saucer have fluted surfaces and gilt, scalloped edges ringed in a cobalt-blue glaze. The popular “hop trellis” pattern, which consists of alternating gold staves and berried hop vines, fills the white ground of both porcelain pieces. This particular Sèvres pattern became internationally popular and other European porcelain manufacturers, such as Royal Worcester of England, copied the French design.
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Document identity
localId
10022
label
Cup and saucer
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
10022
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cup and saucer
description
This cup and saucer set would have primarily been used to consume tea, however, this shape of cup was sometimes included in coffee and chocolate services. Both the cup and saucer have fluted surfaces and gilt, scalloped edges ringed in a cobalt-blue glaze. The popular “hop trellis” pattern, which consists of alternating gold staves and berried hop vines, fills the white ground of both porcelain pieces. This particular Sèvres pattern became internationally popular and other European porcelain manufacturers, such as Royal Worcester of England, copied the French design.
date
1763
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
cups (drinking vessels)
saucers
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.2
height
9.2
depth
7.2
dimensionsRaw
Overall Cup (A) H: 2 1/16 x W with Handle: 3 5/8 × D: 2 13/16 in. (5.2 × 9.2 × 7.2 cm); Overall Saucer (B) H: 1 × Diam: 7/8 in. (2.5 × 12.4 cm); Overall Cup & Saucer (A & B) H: 2 1/8 × Diam: 4 7/8 in. (5.4 × 12.4 cm).
Source extras
inscriptions
[Factory Mark] Intertwined blue Lls on bottom of cup; [Date] Blue “K” for 1763 on bottom of cup; [Artist Mark] Blue heart for François Fontelliau on bottom of cup; [Factory Mark] Intertwined blue Lls on bottom of saucer; [Date] Blue “K” for 1763 on bottom of saucer; [Sticker] Torn brown sticker with red borders and “120” written in pencil.
med
soft paste porcelain
creator_ids
6229
1916
34556
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none
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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