Cup and Saucer (Gobelet Bouret)
maker
Vincent Taillandier
(Sceaux, Île-de-France, 1736 - 1790, Sèvres, Île-de-France)
manufacturer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
(active Sèvres, 1756 - present )
Date1756-1757
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumPolychrome enamel and gold on soft paste porcelain
Dimensions9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC18s13.a-b
eMuseum ID727621
EmbARK ObjectID15575
TMS Source ID4118
Last Updated9/4/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryThis cup and saucer were made in the year that the porcelain factory at Vincennes, a town southeast of Paris, moved to a new location in Se?vres, which is located on the banks of the Seine to the west of Paris. Founded about 1740, the factory began to produce porcelain on a significant scale in the late 1740s. The history of the factory was profoundly influenced by King Louis XV. He granted Vincennes its first royal privilege in 1745, which provided special status to the factory and gave it a clear advantage over competitors. The king gradually acquired shares of stock in the factory, and became its sole owner in 1759. The porcelain produced in the factory’s new location at Se?vres became the most highly prized in Europe during the second half of the eighteenth century.
The extensive archival documents that survive at Sèvres indicate that a specific title was assigned to each form. "Gobelet Bouret" appears to be the name of this particular model of cup and saucer, one of many different types made at the factory. "Gobelets Bouret" were made in three different sizes and were first produced in 1753. They were often sold in groups of four or six, along with one of several different models of tray.
The extensive archival documents that survive at Sèvres indicate that a specific title was assigned to each form. "Gobelet Bouret" appears to be the name of this particular model of cup and saucer, one of many different types made at the factory. "Gobelets Bouret" were made in three different sizes and were first produced in 1753. They were often sold in groups of four or six, along with one of several different models of tray.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 147. (as Sèvres, painted by Taillandier)
Rollin Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 29 (21 Mar. 1965), p. 2. (as painted by Taillandier)
Ellenor Alcorn et al. The Best of the Decorative Arts. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum IV. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1992), pp. 26-27, ill. (as France, Vincennes / Sèvres factory, 1756)
Rollin Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 29 (21 Mar. 1965), p. 2. (as painted by Taillandier)
Ellenor Alcorn et al. The Best of the Decorative Arts. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum IV. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1992), pp. 26-27, ill. (as France, Vincennes / Sèvres factory, 1756)
MarksNotesInscribed (bottom of cup and saucer): a "double-Louis" Sèvres mark with date letter D (interlaced 'L's enclosing D, Sèvres mark for 1756-1757)
Inscribed (bottom of cup and saucer): a miniature fleur-de-lis (painter's mark of Vincent Taillandier, 1736-1790)
Inscribed (on a paper tag kept underneath the cup and saucer): 1756 / Old Sevres cup and saucer / Taillandier (artist) / from Ludwig Collection [King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886)]
Inscribed (bottom of cup and saucer): a miniature fleur-de-lis (painter's mark of Vincent Taillandier, 1736-1790)
Inscribed (on a paper tag kept underneath the cup and saucer): 1756 / Old Sevres cup and saucer / Taillandier (artist) / from Ludwig Collection [King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886)]
ProvenanceNotesPossibly from the Royal Collection of Bavaria.
Probably entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before 1900.
Probably entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before 1900.
