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Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
French, 1756–present
Two-Handled Cup and Saucer
1763
Two-handled bowls were made to hold bouillon or soup served to a lady at her dressing table during her morning toilette. The cover would keep the contents warm and prevent powder or other cosmetics from contaminating the food. The smaller cup and stand, also intended for bouillon or perhaps chocolate, were probably made for a child.
Image Caption
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, Two-Handled Cup and Saucer, 1763, soft-paste porcelain. Clark Art Institute, 1955.1096a-b
Medium
soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Cup: 1 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1 15/16 in. (3.8 x 8.3 x 4.9 cm)
Saucer: 7/8 x 3 11/16 x 3 11/16 in. (2.2 x 9.4 x 9.4 cm)
Object Number
1955.1096a-b
Acquisition
Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955
Status
Off View
Select Bibliography
Dauterman, Carl Christian. Sèvres Porcelain: Makers and Marks of the Eighteenth Century. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986.