Cup and Saucer
Sèvres Manufactory
(France)
Etienne-Henri Le Guay aîné, père
(French (active at Sèvres 1742–43, 1748–49, 1751–96), 1719–1799)
about 1780–85
Medium/TechniqueSoft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome and jeweled enamels and gold
DimensionsOverall (cup): 6.8 x 9.4 x 6.9 cm (2 11/16 x 3 11/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Overall (saucer): 3.5 x 13.9 cm (1 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Overall (saucer): 3.5 x 13.9 cm (1 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.1808a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1905, Édouard Chappey, Paris. 1944, Duveen Brothers, New York; August 24, 1944, sold by Duveen to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)
