The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 24, 2025
Saucer (Soucoupe)
1753–54
manufacturer
(France, 1740–56)
decorated by
probably by Jean Jacques Siou
Diameter: 4.7 x 19.4 cm (1 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
Location: 216A French and German
Did You Know?
This color was famously used on a 1,749-piece dinner service made for the French king Louis XV in 1753.Description
The rich turquoise ground of this plate was known as bleu céleste (celestial blue) and introduced at the Vincennes factory in 1753. The deep color was achieved by repeated applications of the powdered pigment and multiple firings, which made it difficult for factories to achieve a smooth, even-toned color. Objects decorated with this color through this complicated process were among the most expensive items produced.- Severance and Greta Millikin, Cleveland, 1954.
- Hawley, Henry. "European Porcelain: The Millikin Collection." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 1 (1993): 3-35. Reproduced: back cover, p. 27; Mentioned: p. 27-28, fig. 20 www.jstor.org
- The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
- {{cite web|title=Saucer (Soucoupe)|url=false|author=Vincennes Porcelain Factory, Jean Jacques Siou|year=1753–54|access-date=24 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1989.188