![When this design was introduced at Vincennes in 1752, it was described as a milk cup and saucer, and it may have been intended only for hot milk drinks. The presence of a cover, however, would have made it appropriate for serving hot chocolate as well. The swirling, asymmetrical use of the turquoise ground color must have appeared startlingly original when this cup and saucer were made.]( "When this design was introduced at Vincennes in 1752, it was described as a milk cup and saucer, and it may have been intended only for hot milk drinks. The presence of a cover, however, would have made it appropriate for serving hot chocolate as well. The swirling, asymmetrical use of the turquoise ground color must have appeared startlingly original when this cup and saucer were made.")
When this design was introduced at Vincennes in 1752, it was described as a "milk cup and saucer," and it may have been intended only for hot milk drinks. The presence of a cover, however, would have made it appropriate for serving hot chocolate as well. The swirling, asymmetrical use of the turquoise ground color must have appeared startlingly original when this cup and saucer were made.
Object Details
Factory:Vincennes Manufactory (French, ca. 1740–1756)
Decorator:Louis-Jean Thévenet (père) (French, 1707–after 1778, active 1741–78)
Date:1756
Culture:French, Vincennes
Medium:Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions:Height (cup with cover .174a, b): 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm);
Diameter (saucer .175): 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Classification:Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line:Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1950
Accession Number:50.211.174a, b, .175
Provenance :
[ Gaston Bensimon , New York, before 1949; sold to Mr. Wilson ] ; R. Thornton Wilson (by 1949–50; to MMA)
