Porcelain chocolate set

Metadata

Title

Porcelain chocolate set

Date

1830 (circa)

Description

Old Paris porcelain chocolate set, white with gold drapery decoration, France, c. 1830, consisting of one 9" plate; five 2 3/4" straight-side cups; five 2 1/4" round-sided cups; four 4 3/4" saucers; three 5" saucers. According to family tradition, this set was a gift from Joseph Bonaparte, former King of Spain, elder brother of Napoleon I.

Extent

18 items

Medium

Porcelain

Provenance

Gift of Mrs. Samuel R. Shipley III

Collection

Bonaparte Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia

Identifier

1994.M05.01-18