Cup, Cover and Saucer
1730-1750 (made), 1762-1768 (mounted)
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| Place of origin |
The factory at Saint-Cloud (outside Paris) began making porcelain in the 1690s. It was granted a succession of royal privileges and flourished under the patronage of the king's brother, the duc d'Orléans. Early productions were frequently copied from silverware and are characterised by a creamy white body, often with delicate blue painting or left white with sprigged decoration, inspired by imported Chinese porcelain from Dehua in the province of Fukien (known as blanc de chine. The factory also developed a range of enamel colours and produced some particularly accomplished figures.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed soft-paste porcelain and silver mount |
| Brief description | Cup, cover and saucer in glazed white soft-paste porcelain with sprigged decoration, Saint-Cloud porcelain factory, Saint-Cloud, 1730-1750. |
| Physical description | Covered cup and saucer in glazed white soft-paste porcelain with sprigged decoration. Decorated with applied sprays of prunus blossoms. Silver mount added later on the cover. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'O [indistinct} L' (Mark of an unknown maker) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | The factory at Saint-Cloud (outside Paris) began making porcelain in the 1690s. It was granted a succession of royal privileges and flourished under the patronage of the king's brother, the duc d'Orléans. Early productions were frequently copied from silverware and are characterised by a creamy white body, often with delicate blue painting or left white with sprigged decoration, inspired by imported Chinese porcelain from Dehua in the province of Fukien (known as blanc de chine. The factory also developed a range of enamel colours and produced some particularly accomplished figures. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.106 to B-1922 |
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| Record created | May 18, 2009 |
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