Trembleuse

Trembleuse or Tasse Trembleuse[1]:32 also Gobelet et soucoupe enfoncé is a drinking cup and saucer which originated in Paris in the 1690s.[2]:130

Vienna porcelain trembleuse cup from the du Paquier period, 1730
Gobelet et soucoupe enfoncé by Sèvres ca. 1776

It was designed to allow people suffering from the trembles to drink a beverage, initially hot chocolate. The cup sits in a saucer with either a well, or a raised rim to prevent the liquid from spilling.[3]:349 Cups were designed with or without handles, and optionally a lid.

Many of the most famous porcelain manufacturers, such as Sèvres, Meissen, and Vienna produced trembleuses.

Sèvres used the term Gobelet et soucoupe enfoncé for a saucer with a well in catalogues from 1759.[1]:46

See also

References
  1. Baird, Ileana; Ionescu, Christina (29 April 2016). Eighteenth-Century Thing Theory in a Global Context: From Consumerism to Celebrity Culture. Routledge. ISBN 0903485257.
  2. Jones, Christine (13 May 2013). Shapely Bodies: The Image of Porcelain in Eighteenth-Century France. University of Delaware. ISBN 9781611494099.
  3. Bagdade, Susan (2004). Warman's English & Continental Pottery & Porcelain: Identification & Price Guide. Krause Publications. ISBN 9780873495059.

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