Egg Cup (Coquetier)

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Egg Cup (Coquetier)

Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory

Object Description · Getty Museum

The stem of this small cup is molded in the form of a stylized gap-mouthed dolphin, the head resting on a crest of waves and the raised tail fin supporting the bowl of the cup. The latter has the shape of an inverted bell and is decorated with a dragon chasing butterflies. All are colored in blue, green, yellow, red, and black enamel. The form and ornament are based on East Asian prototypes – the dolphin shape copying examples in Chinese export porcelain, and the design of the dragon mimicking decoration seen on Japanese porcelain that, in turn, was an adaptation of an ancient Chinese motif. This cup is the only known polychrome example of its type from the Chantilly manufactory north of Paris. It was likely used to hold a soft-boiled egg to be consumed at the end of a dessert course.

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https://data.getty.edu/museum/collection/group/45d2f3ef-74a3-414d-b847-94d26f9f6d6c
Artist/Maker
Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory
subject_of[Homepage].id
https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/109Q83
Date
1735–1745
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain with glaze and enamel
Culture
French
Object Type
Egg cup

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Object ID
68b26cdf-819f-479e-a615-8c155ea5d18e
Object Type
Egg cup
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Creator
Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory
  • Getty Museum field “Artist/Maker” · copied as is
Culture
French
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Medium
Soft-paste porcelain with glaze and enamel
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Department
Decorative Arts
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Credit Line
Gift of MaryLou Boone
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Date
1735–1745
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Begin Year
1735
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End Year
1745
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