This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

See more objects with the color darkkhaki or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

1926

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Egg Cup, from a Napoleon III Table Service (Coquetier, Service à Chiffre Doré de l'Empereur Napoléon III) Egg Cup

This is a Egg cup. It was manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated 1844 and we acquired it in 1926. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane. It is credited Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 6.2 × 4.6 cm (2 7/16 × 1 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] eagle flanked by "S." and "53", printed in red (manufactory mark) [2] cursive incised marks

It is inscribed

Front of egg cup: [1] crowned "N" entwined with interlaced LLs in foliate scrollwork, printed in gold

Cite this object as

Egg Cup, from a Napoleon III Table Service (Coquetier, Service à Chiffre Doré de l'Empereur Napoléon III) Egg Cup; Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); hard paste porcelain, gold; H x diam.: 6.2 × 4.6 cm (2 7/16 × 1 13/16 in.); Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1926-22-132

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-6.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18312039/ |title=Egg Cup, from a Napoleon III Table Service (Coquetier, Service à Chiffre Doré de l'Empereur Napoléon III) Egg Cup |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=24 March 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>