Cup and saucer
Pierre-Louis Dagoty (1771 - 1840)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1800 - 1820
Materials
Hard paste porcelain, gold
Measurements
60 x 50 mm
Place of origin
Paris
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Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 433539
Summary
Cup and saucer, hard paste porcelain, round, the cup cylindrical and with a curved handle, Paris, Dagoty factory, 1800–20, painted in gold with landscapes bordered by gold line bands, inscribed in gold ‘Dagoty à Paris’.
Full description
From the 1760s there was a taste among the Parisian upper classes for assembling sets of cups and saucers of different designs – known today as ‘cabinet cups’ or ‘harlequin sets’. They were intended more for display than use. Straight-sided cups were used in France for drinking both coffee and tea, while the British tended to use them specifically for coffee.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust with support from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, 1984.
Makers and roles
Pierre-Louis Dagoty (1771 - 1840), manufacturer