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Cup and Saucer Cup And Saucer
This is a cup and saucer. It was possibly by Pierre-Théodore Buteux and manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory and painted by Vieillard and Antoinette-Marie Noualhier (née Huet). It is dated 1779–1787 and we acquired it in 1983. Its medium is porcelain (probably soft paste), vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
It is credited Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.
It has the following markings
Underside of cup: [1] interlaced LLs, painted in blue overglaze (manufactory mark) [2] "bb", painted in blue overglaze (date mark) [3] three dots, painted in blue overglaze (painter's mark) [4] four dots, painted in blue overglaze (gilder's mark, close to rim) [5] a dot, painted in blue overglaze (opposite end of rim) Underside of saucer: [1] interlaced LLs enclosing "kk", painted in blue overglaze (manufactory and date mark) [2] "V" with two dots, painted in blue overglaze (painter's mark)
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Cup and Saucer Cup And Saucer; Possibly by Pierre-Théodore Buteux (French, active as painter 1765 – 1780; active as gilder 1773 - 1780); Painted by Vieillard, Antoinette-Marie Noualhier (née Huet) (French, active 1762 – 1796); Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); France; porcelain (probably soft paste), vitreous enamel, gold; Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund; 1983-35-2-a,b
