Gilt and Orange Cup and Saucer
Manufacturer
Sèvres
(France, founded 1745)
Date1793 - 1804
Object NameCup/Saucer
Mediumporcelain
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsCup: 8 x 6.7cm
Saucer: 3.4 x 14.7cm
Saucer: 3.4 x 14.7cm
AcquisitionCochrane Collection, presented in 1995 with assistance from the National Art Collections Fund.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS024696
Keywords
Cup has straight sides and a band two-thirds of the way up the cup. Decorated with gilt rectangle on orange ground above and below and floral trails with gilt feathering between them.
The centre of the saucer has arabesques around a formal green flower pattern.