Name/Title
Sèvres Cup & SaucerContext
Sèvres cup and saucer.
The French royal manufactory at Sèvres became the most influential and prestigious porcelain factory in Europe in the second half of the eighteenth century. Its products were characterized by innovation in both form and decoration, and by a consistently high level of technical skill.
The bucolic scene depicted on this Sèvres cup might be inspired by the paintings of the French artist François Boucher who re-imagined the pastoral genre and created one of the hallmarks of the Rococo movement. Boucher's designs were extensively copied and reproduced by decorative artists, porcelain manufactures (including Vincennes, Sèvres and Meissen) and printmakers.Acquisition
Accession
nd.046Source or Donor
UnknownAcquisition Method
Gift