Coffee can saucer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1785
Materials
Porcelain painted with arabesques and flowers, borders enriched with gilt foliage
Place of origin
Sèvres
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Croome Park, Worcestershire
NT 171159.2
Summary
A saucer for a Sèvres cylindrical coffee can, painted with stylised arabesques, flowers and foliage within shaped blue borders enriched with gilt foliage and paterae, date letter ‘HH’ for 1785, painters mark of Pierre.
Provenance
Made in France at the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory circa 1785. Loaned to The National Trust by The Croome Heritage Trust in December 2007.
Marks and inscriptions
Base: Date letter 'HH' for 1785 Base: Painters mark of Pierre
Makers and roles
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory , porcelain manufacturer