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Title

Cup and saucer

1765

Artist

Sèvres

France

1756 -

An image of Cup and saucer by Sèvres
Alternate image of Cup and saucer by Sèvres Alternate image of Cup and saucer by Sèvres

About

This cup shape, introduced in 1753, was named after one of the factory’s early shareholders, Antoine-Augustin Bouillard. The form of decoration, which is also found on other cup shapes, is probably based on a fabric design.

Details

Date

1765

Media category

Ceramic

Materials used

soft-paste porcelain

Dimensions

cup 6.1 x 9.3 x 7.0 cm; saucer 3.2 x 13.4 cm diam :

a - cup, 6.1 x 9.3 x 7 cm

b - saucer, 3.2 x 13.4 cm

Credit

On loan from Kenneth Reed

Accession number

L2010.198.a-b

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Artist information

Sèvres

Works in the collection

37

Referenced in 1 publication

Bibliography

Richard Beresford, Eighteenth - Century European Porcelain in the Kenneth Reed collection, Sydney, 2012, 100 (colour illus.). cat.no. 127