The Collection
The American Wing Ancient Near Eastern Art Arms and Armor The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing Asian Art The Cloisters The Costume Institute Drawings and Prints Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman Art Islamic Art Robert Lehman Collection The Libraries Medieval Art Musical Instruments Photographs Antonio Ratti Textile Center Modern and Contemporary Art

Returned to lender The Met accepts temporary loans of art both for short-term exhibitions and for long-term display in its galleries.

Cup and Saucer (tasse litron)

Manufactory Sèvres Manufactory French
Decorated by Nicolas Pierre Pithou the Younger French
Jean-Baptiste-Etienne-Nicolas Noualhier

1788

Not on view

This cup shows cameos of the three Mysore ambassadors based on a gouache by Charles Eloi Asselin, and its saucer features hookahs and turbans. Unlike the gifts Sèvres produced for the Mysore embassy, items made for the French market were not subject to the religious proscription against figurative images. At least four versions of these cups and saucers were produced, three of which were acquired by members of the court.

Cup and Saucer (tasse litron), Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present), Soft-paste porcelain, French — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Cup and Saucer (tasse litron)

Manufactory: Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)

Artist: Decorated by Nicolas Pierre Pithou the Younger (active 1763–67, 1769–95, 1814–18) and

Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Etienne-Nicolas Noualhier (active 1779–82, 1786–91)

Date: 1788

Culture: French

Medium: Soft-paste porcelain

Dimensions: Cup: 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm)
Saucer: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)

Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain

Credit Line: Musée Carnavalet—Histoire de Paris, Gift of Edouard Dutey-Harispe (C1465)

Accession Number: SL.3.2018.23.2a, b

The Met

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at The Met

The Met's comprehensive collection of European sculpture and decorative arts reflect the development of a number of art forms in Western European countries from the early fifteenth through the early twentieth century.