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One of nine cups and six saucers from an Old Paris porcelain tableware set in white with gold t…

Cup and Saucer

Maker Unknown

Datec. 1830

Mediumporcelain

DimensionsCup: 3 1/4 × 3 inches (8.3 × 7.6 cm)
Saucer: 5 inches (12.7 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Margaret Gray Thomas.

Object numberOT1951.46.4.a-b

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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis cup and saucer is from a partial chocolate service of Old Paris porcelain. Vieux Paris, or Old Paris porcelain was produced by more than 30 manufactories and hundreds of artisans in and around Paris from about the mid-18th century until the late 1870s. No single maker’s mark is synonymous with Old Paris porcelain, and it is estimated that around 70% of production in this era had no identifying marks at all. Due to the demands of a style- conscious public, the forms and decoration of the wares were produced in tremendous variety, changing with the fashion of the moment. Firms turned out elegant Classical forms, exuberant Rococo Revival, and simple services bearing broad colored borders edged with gilt. Shiploads of Old Paris porcelain were imported into the US, where it was popular throughout the South. During the 1800s, New Orleans was a principal port of entry for goods from France.

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