Saucer

Vienna|Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period

ca. 1730 · Hard-paste porcelain · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

A cup with a saucer that has a raised gallery is called a trembleuse, probably because the gallery prevented the cup from falling when the saucer was held by someone with trembling hands. Trembleuses were used primarily for hot chocolate, which was popular among the affluent Viennese, and were a specialty of Du Paquier.

Artist

Vienna|Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period

Date

ca. 1730

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain

Culture

Austrian, Vienna

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The George B. McClellan Collection, Gift of Mrs. George B. McClellan, 1941