Saucer

Saint-Cloud factory

ca. 1725–40 · Soft-paste porcelain · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This beaker, with its saucer, was one of the types of cups used for drinking hot chocolate. Eighteenth-century paintings, prints, and inventories indicate that tall cups, both with and without handles, were often intended for chocolate, especially those accompanied by a trembleuse saucer, which took various forms. In the du Paquier example in this case, the saucer has been made with a high openwork collar securing the cup. In contrast, this Saint-Cloud saucer has been modeled with a lower, solid raised lip that also stabilizes the beaker it holds.

Artist

Saint-Cloud factory

Date

ca. 1725–40

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain

Culture

French, Saint-Cloud

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Mildred R. Mottahedeh, 1978