About the Artwork
Cup and Saucer
ca. 1785
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
active 1756 - present
French
Unknown
Soft-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration and gilding
Overall (cup): 3 1/8 × 3 7/8 × 2 7/8 inches (7.9 × 9.8 × 7.3 cm) Overall (saucer): 1 3/8 × 6 × 6 inches (3.5 × 15.2 × 15.2 cm)
Ceramics
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Bequest of Bernard Savage Reilly
1999.87
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
------
Provenance
Please note:This section is empty
Provenance is a record of an object's ownership. We are continually researching and updating this information to show a more accurate record and to ensure that this object was ethically and legally obtained.
For more information on provenance and its important function in the museum, please visit:
Provenance pageExhibition History
Please note: This section is empty
The exhibition history of a number of objects in our collection only begins after their acquisition by the museum, and may reflect an incomplete record.
We welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.
Suggest FeedbackPublished References
You, Yao-Fen. “From Novelty to Necessity: The Europeanization of Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate.” In Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate: Consuming the World, ed. Yao-Fen You, Mimi Hellman, and Hope Saska. Exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 2016, p. 42; 47 (ill.); 133, cat. 42.
Kindly share your feedback or any additional information, as this record is still a work in progress and may need further refinement.
Suggest FeedbackCatalogue Raisoneé
Please note: This section is empty
Credit Line for Reproduction
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, Cup and Saucer, ca. 1785, soft-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration and gilding. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Bernard Savage Reilly, 1999.87.
Feedback
We regularly update our object record as new research and findings emerge, and we welcome your feedback for correction or improvement.
Suggest Feedback