Covered cup and saucer
(1765-1770)
- Medium
- porcelain (soft-paste)
- Measurements
- (a-c) 14.0 × 14.1 cm diameter (overall)
- Place/s of Execution
- London, England
- Accession Number
- 2024.274.a-c
- Department
- International Decorative Arts
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Patricia Begg OAM Bequest, 2024 - Gallery location
- 17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International - About this work
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This two-handled covered cup and saucer would likely have been used to serve hot chocolate, an exotic beverage imported from the Americas that was believed to have health- sustaining properties. As it was usual to serve chocolate before noon, it was frequently on offer at the toilette.