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Cup and Saucer (Tasse et soucoupe)

c. 1775–95
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Chantilly Porcelain Factory

(French)
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Culture
France, Chantilly
Medium
hard-paste porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
Credit Line
The Norweb Collection 1964.505
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Early 18th-century porcelain attempted to emulate the blue and white design of Chinese ceramics, but the use of this design on a late 18th-century cup is unusual.

Description

Early French porcelain factories produced ceramics called soft-paste porcelain. Without the addition of the ingredient kaolin, they could not produce the prized hard-paste porcelain of China and Japan. The Chantilly Porcelain Factory only produced hard-paste porcelain in the last decade of the 1700s. Applying the same techniques used on soft-paste to the new hard-paste formula was difficult, which may account for this object’s slightly grayish color and rough blue decoration.
A rounded white porcelain cup rests inside a flared saucer. Thick cobalt bands encircle the cup's rim above a painted landscape of rolling hills and wispy plant life. Streaking blue lines define the scene, with darker dollops of ink creating depth. The saucer features a thin blue rim and small, scattered plant motifs on its inner surface. The smooth, glossy glaze catches the light, emphasizing the set's polished finish and delicate details.

Cup and Saucer (Tasse et soucoupe)

c. 1775–95

Chantilly Porcelain Factory

(French)
France, Chantilly

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