(Tasse) gobelet litron, 2nd size thumbnail 1
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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

(Tasse) gobelet litron, 2nd size

Cup
1772 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Form: double-ended ear-shaped handle
Ground: bleu nouveau
Decoration: putti
Rim hole


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title(Tasse) gobelet litron, 2nd size (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Soft-paste porcelain cup, painted in enamels and gilt with pastoral scences, made at Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1772
Physical description
Form: double-ended ear-shaped handle
Ground: bleu nouveau
Decoration: putti
Rim hole
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.6cm
  • Diameter: 6.6cm
  • Maximum width: 9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's in blue enamel with date letter 't' (Maker's mark)
  • 'ch' in blue enamel for Chabry fils (Painter's mark)
  • 2 (incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by D. M. Currie
Object history
D.M. Currie Bequest
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.466-1921

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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