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