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Cup and Saucer (Gobelet et soucoupe enfoncée)

1767
(French, est. 1756)
(French)
France, Sèvres, 18th century
Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration
Overall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1964.521
Location: not on view
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This cup’s socketed saucer would have helped a user keep a drink steady.

Description

Madame de Pompadour, great patron of Sèvres porcelain and official mistress of Louis XV, was the first to purchase a cup and saucer of this design in 1762. In the late 1760s and 1770s, this design was purchased primarily by members of the royal family or court including Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, the countess of Choiseul, and Madame du Barry.
Cup and Saucer (Gobelet et soucoupe enfoncée)

Cup and Saucer (Gobelet et soucoupe enfoncée)

1767

Sèvres Porcelain Factory, Nicolas Bulidon

(French, est. 1756), (French)
France, Sèvres, 18th century

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