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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