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Cup and Saucer (tasse et soucoupe)
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The cobalt blue and white decoration that borders the edges of the cup and saucer was one of the earliest types of decoration used at the Saint-Cloud porcelain factory. This type of cup and saucer pair may have been called a trembleuse (trembler) due to the raised ring around the well of the saucer that would have secured the cup in trembling hands.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineCup and Saucer (tasse et soucoupe), 1700–1720. Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; overall: 7.5 x 7.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Everett R. Castle, 1972.189
