Cup
Artist
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
(French, founded 1756)
Dateabout 1777
Mediumhard paste porcelain
Dimensions4.6 x 5.7 cm (1 13/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
MarkingsCrossed L enclosing date letter Z(1777). Above this a crown, below a capital D with a period on each side. Marks in green.
Credit LineTheodore T. and Mary G. Ellis Collection
Object number1940.253.1
DescriptionCoffee cup of demi-tasse size. Light apple green ground covered with a vertical zig-zag diaper pattern of solid white alternating with one of pink and gold. Solid gold band around top and bottom.ProvenancePaul Kron Collection, 1926, No.29 Theodore T. and Mary G. Ellis, Worcester, MA Ellis Collection, 1940
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