Cup and Saucer

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, active 1756-present)1757-1758

The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States

In addition to having sprays of flowers painted in blue, these pieces are decorated with raised prunus blossoms. The molded decoration could have been inspired either by a Chinese prototype or by a Meissen copy of a Chinese ware.

Details

Title: Cup and Saucer
Creator: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, active 1756-present)
Date Created: 1757-1758
External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
Roles: Manufacturer: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, active 1756-present)
Provenance: Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Object Type: cups; saucers
Medium: soft-paste porcelain
Inscriptions: [Factory Mark] On cup and saucer: Intertwined Lls; [Date] Letter on cup: e (1757); Letter on saucer: F (1758); [Decorator's Mark] On cup: F (Fontaine); On saucer: H and Y (Houry and Fouré)
Exhibitions: Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. 2015-2016.
Dimensions: H: 2 7/8 x W: 5 3/8 in. (7.3 x 13.7 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters
Classification: Ceramics
Accession Number: 48.669

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