Cup and Saucer
1810–15
Dagoty Porcelain Factory (French, 1800–1820) Paris
Paris
The rich, thick gilding and vivid enamel decoration on this cup and saucer are characteristic of porcelain made at the Dagoty manufactory in the early 19th century.
Though as many as 19 porcelain factories were operating in Paris in 1800, the firm founded by brothers Pierre-Louis and Etienne-Jean-Baptiste Dagoty was one of the few that enjoyed imperial and royal patronage, supplying dining services to Empress Joséphine and Marie-Thérèse Charlotte, Duchesse d’Angoulême, the eldest child of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Hard-paste porcelain, enamel, and gilding