Coffee and tea service (déjeuner chinois réticulé)
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Tray (.1): H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.); Gr. Diam. 19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm.); coffeepot with cover (.2ab): H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm.); teapot with cover (.3ab): H. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm.); sugar bowl with cover (.4ab): H. 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm.); bowl and dish (.5ab): H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.); milk jug (.6): H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.); cream pitcher (.7): H. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm.); cups (.8,.10): H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.), Diam. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm.); saucers (.9): Diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.); saucer (.11): Diam. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm.)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
French, Sèvres
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Helen Boehm, in memory of her late husband, Edward Marshall Boehm, 1969
Accession Number
69.193.1–.11
About the Artist
Sèvres Manufactory|Hyacinthe Régnier · 1740–present
The Sèvres Manufactory, one of Europe's premier porcelain producers, was established in 1740 as the Manufacture de Vincennes under the patronage of Queen Marie Leszczyńska, who sought to rival Meissen and Chantilly porcelains with French soft-paste innovations. Initially a private venture, it relocated to Sèvres in 1756 in a purpose-built facility designed by architect Laurent Lindet near Madame d...