Caption:
Cup and Saucer with Portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory; French, founded 1740; Painted by Etienne-Charles Le Guay (French, 1762-1846). Date: 1775-1785. Dimensions: Cup: 7.6 x 10 cm (3 x 4 in.); Saucer: 3.5 x 14.8 cm (1 3/8 x 5 13/16 in.). Soft-paste porcelain, blue ground, and gilding. Origin: Sèvres.