Cup and saucer (trembleuse)
ca. 1765–70
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Height (cup .133a, b): 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Diameter (saucer .134): 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
German, Berlin
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1894
Accession Number
94.4.133a, b, .134
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite *cup and saucer (trembleuse)*, crafted by the Royal Porcelain Manactory in Berlin around 1765–70, exemplifies the pinnacle of 18th-century European porcelain artistry. Produced during the reign Frederick the Great, who the manufactory in 3 to rival Saxony's Meissen, the set is made of hard-paste porcelain—a advanced, translucent material fired at high temperatures, mimicking coveted Chinese imports while offering superior durability. Delicately painted with roses, it reflects the era's passion for naturalistic floral motifs, evoking the Rococo elegance of Prussian court life. T...