This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

See more objects with the color rosybrown lightslategrey or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

1942

  • We acquired this object.

2013

2024

  • You found it!

Cup And Saucer (France), ca. 1780

This is a Cup and saucer. It was manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1780 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is molded soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enameling and gilding. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Morris Hawkes. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Morris Hawkes.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (-20a): 6 x 7.5 cm (2 3/8 in. x 2 15/16 in.) H x diam. (-20c): 3.5 x 15 cm (1 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.) cup and saucer (dims together)1942-25-20-a,-c 7.5 x 13.5cm (2 15/16 in. x 5 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Cup And Saucer (France), ca. 1780; Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); molded soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enameling and gilding; H x W x D (-20a): 6 x 7.5 cm (2 3/8 in. x 2 15/16 in.) H x diam. (-20c): 3.5 x 15 cm (1 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.) cup and saucer (dims together)1942-25-20-a,-c 7.5 x 13.5cm (2 15/16 in. x 5 5/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Morris Hawkes; 1942-25-20-b,d

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/68731025/ |title=Cup And Saucer (France), ca. 1780 |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=19 April 2024 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>