Cup with cover and saucer (gobelet à lait et soucoupe)

Manufactory Vincennes Manufactory French
 Decorator Louis-Jean Thévenet (père) French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 529

When this design was introduced at Vincennes in 1752, it was described as a "milk cup and saucer," and it may have been intended only for hot milk drinks. The presence of a cover, however, would have made it appropriate for serving hot chocolate as well. The swirling, asymmetrical use of the turquoise ground color must have appeared startlingly original when this cup and saucer were made.

Cup with cover and saucer (gobelet à lait et soucoupe), Vincennes Manufactory (French, ca. 1740–1756), Soft-paste porcelain, French, Vincennes

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Cup with cover and saucer (gobelet à lait et soucoupe), Vincennes Manufactory (French, ca. 1740–1756), Soft-paste porcelain, French, Vincennes
Cup with cover and saucer (gobelet à lait et soucoupe), Vincennes Manufactory (French, ca. 1740–1756), Soft-paste porcelain, French, Vincennes
Cup with cover and saucer (gobelet à lait et soucoupe), Vincennes Manufactory (French, ca. 1740–1756), Soft-paste porcelain, French, Vincennes

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