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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Cup

1833 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup of hard-paste porcelain painted in blue enamel and gilded. Borders of anthemion ornament in gold on lilac blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted in blue enamel and gilded
Brief description
Cup of hard-paste porcelain painted in blue enamel and gilded, made at Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1833
Physical description
Cup of hard-paste porcelain painted in blue enamel and gilded. Borders of anthemion ornament in gold on lilac blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.7cm
  • Diameter: 6.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'SEVRES 33' below a star withing a circular border (printed in blue)
  • 'CHATEAU DE COMPEIGNE' below a crown (printed in red)
  • 'M' (in gold)
Credit line
Given by Rev. Alfred Duane Pell
Object history
The cup was made for the use of Louis-Phillippe at the Château d'Compiegne and is now matched with a saucer made for the King's use at the Château de Saint Cloud.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.995-1922

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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