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

Soucoupe

Saucer
1793-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sèvres Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
France (made)

Saucer of soft-paste porcelain.
Form: straight sided
Ground: purple porphyry
Decoration: classical trophies
Rim hole


Object details

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Ceramics
Porcelain
Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
Drinking
SCRAN
Object type
Saucer
TitleSoucoupe (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Soft Paste Porcelain
Painted
Glazed
Gilt
Brief description
Porcelain saucer, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1793-1800
Physical description
Saucer of soft-paste porcelain.
Form: straight sided
Ground: purple porphyry
Decoration: classical trophies
Rim hole
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 15.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RF' monogram and 'Sevres' in blue enamel (Maker's mark)
  • 'G.j.' in blue enamel for Joseph Godin (Painter's mark)
  • 'V..d' in gold for P.-J.-B. Vandé (Gilder's mark)
  • DC (incised)
Credit line
Given by J. A. Tulk
Subject depicted
Trophies (Motif)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.10A-1936

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O100200/soucoupe-saucer-sèvres-porcelain-factory/
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