Saucer (one of two) (part of a traveling tea service) 1783 - 1793

These two saucers, part of a traveling tea service, were created by Dihl et Guérhard in 1783–93. The saucers are decorated with a simple but elegant design featuring a stylized floral monogram in the center surrounded by a border of braided rope. The saucers were originally part of a larger tea service, and likely were commissioned by a wealthy individual or family, the monogram possibly standing for the owner. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds the saucers in their collection, representing fine examples of 18th-century French porcelain.