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Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory
Cup and Saucercirca 1753-54

Not on view
White porcelain three-piece set — large plate, cup, and saucer — with scalloped gold rims and rose-pink painted cherub and floral decoration
Porcelain plate, cup, and saucer with scalloped edges and gilt rims, decorated in pink camaïeu with a seated putto amid foliage as the central motif, scattered floral sprigs around the borders.
White porcelain vessel with monochromatic puce-pink overglaze enamel decoration depicting a winged putto seated on clouds, holding a bundle of arrows, with heart motifs at left.
Base of a white porcelain vessel showing a blue underglaze maker's mark depicting a bell-shaped symbol above the letter M, with traces of pink decoration visible at the edges.
Porcelain surface with puce-painted decoration depicting a cherub holding a staff amid trailing grapevines, with floral sprigs at the lower corners; soft, painterly brushwork on white ground.
Underside of a white porcelain plate showing a blue underglaze maker's mark of two crossed lines forming a triangle with a small dot, and the letter "M" in the upper right.
Manufactured by
Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory
France, Vincennes, circa 1740–1756
Title
Cup and Saucer
Date Made
circa 1753-54
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain with glaze, enamel, and gilding
Dimensions
a) Cup: 2 13/16 x 3 3/4 x 2 15/16 in. b) Saucer: 1 1/4 × 5 3/4 in. (14.61 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of MaryLou Boone
Accession Number
M.2010.175.1a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Williams, Elizabeth A. Daily Pleasures: French Ceramics from the MaryLou Boone Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.

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