Cup and Saucer
1851 (made)
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Object Type
This cup and saucer reflect the mid-19th century taste for 18th-century French porcelain, especially that made by the royal factory at SŠvres. Minton had been given plaster casts from original SŠvres moulds by the French factory's artistic director, Alexandre Brogniart. The cup shape, with its twisted handle of two interlaced scrolls, is closest to the SŠvres form 'H‚bert', which was in production from 1752. Unlike SŠvres, however, it is painted in monochrome blue, rather than in several colours.
Social Class
Although gilded and clearly of good quality, this cup and saucer were less expensive to make than the French SŠvres porcelain they copy because the painted decoration is in only one colour and would therefore have needed fewer firings. At a lower price, and in simple, unshowy taste, this cup and saucer would have had much wider appeal. Customers will have ranged from the wealthy, for everyday use, to the comfortably-off professional classes, for special occasions.
This cup and saucer reflect the mid-19th century taste for 18th-century French porcelain, especially that made by the royal factory at SŠvres. Minton had been given plaster casts from original SŠvres moulds by the French factory's artistic director, Alexandre Brogniart. The cup shape, with its twisted handle of two interlaced scrolls, is closest to the SŠvres form 'H‚bert', which was in production from 1752. Unlike SŠvres, however, it is painted in monochrome blue, rather than in several colours.
Social Class
Although gilded and clearly of good quality, this cup and saucer were less expensive to make than the French SŠvres porcelain they copy because the painted decoration is in only one colour and would therefore have needed fewer firings. At a lower price, and in simple, unshowy taste, this cup and saucer would have had much wider appeal. Customers will have ranged from the wealthy, for everyday use, to the comfortably-off professional classes, for special occasions.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Bone china, painted with blue enamel and gilded |
| Brief description | Cup and Saucer, Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, 1851 |
| Gallery label | British Galleries:
Mintons were one of the best-known British manufacturers of porcelain and pottery. They frequently based their designs on historic French styles and during the 1840s the SŠvres factory even gave some of its original moulds to Mintons. This cup and saucer imitated a design first produced in the French factory in 1757.(27/03/2003) |
| Object history | Made by Minton & Co, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire |
| Summary | Object Type This cup and saucer reflect the mid-19th century taste for 18th-century French porcelain, especially that made by the royal factory at SŠvres. Minton had been given plaster casts from original SŠvres moulds by the French factory's artistic director, Alexandre Brogniart. The cup shape, with its twisted handle of two interlaced scrolls, is closest to the SŠvres form 'H‚bert', which was in production from 1752. Unlike SŠvres, however, it is painted in monochrome blue, rather than in several colours. Social Class Although gilded and clearly of good quality, this cup and saucer were less expensive to make than the French SŠvres porcelain they copy because the painted decoration is in only one colour and would therefore have needed fewer firings. At a lower price, and in simple, unshowy taste, this cup and saucer would have had much wider appeal. Customers will have ranged from the wealthy, for everyday use, to the comfortably-off professional classes, for special occasions. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 648&A-1853 |
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| Record created | June 17, 1999 |
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