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Cup with Cover

Artist Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, founded 1756)

Artistdecorated by Vincent Taillandier (French, active 1753–1790)

Date1765

Mediumsoft paste porcelain

Dimensions8.9 x 8.8 cm (3 1/2 x 3 7/16 in.)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineTheodore T. and Mary G. Ellis Collection

Object number1940.219.1

DescriptionConical shaped cup with slightly domed cover. Set into a deeply recessed saucer. The whole covered with a lavender oeil-de-perdrix containing a white ground with intertwined garlands of red and blue flowers and leaves. Crossed L, above a fleur-de-lis, all in lavender. Painter Vincent Taillandier's mark (active 1753-1790). Incised marks: on cup:
ProvenanceTheodore T. and Mary G. Ellis, Worcester, MA. Collection Paul Kron #8, 1927. Ellis Collection, 1940.

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