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Seal
Charles Gouyn's factory - Enlarge image
Seal
- Place of origin:
London, England (made)
- Date:
ca. 1749-1754 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Charles Gouyn's factory (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain painted with enamels, and with a carnelian intaglio and gold mounting
- Museum number:
414:319-1885
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain & Europe, room 139, case 3, shelf 7
Physical description
Seal of porcelain, painted with enamels, in the form of Cupid seated on a pedestal holding a globe, and on the base is inscribed 'JE TIENS LE MONDE', and with a carnelian intaglio of a dove holding an olive branch with the word 'FIDELLE', and set with gold mounting in the base.
Place of Origin
London, England (made)
Date
ca. 1749-1754 (made)
Artist/maker
Charles Gouyn's factory (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels, and with a carnelian intaglio and gold mounting
Marks and inscriptions
'JE TIENS LE MONDE'
'FIDELLE'
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 cm approx.
Descriptive line
Seal of porcelain, painted with enamels, in the form of Cupid seated on a pedestal holding a globe, and with a carnelian intaglio, made by Charles Gouyn's factory, London, ca. 1749-1754
Materials
Porcelain; Gold; Carnelian
Techniques
Painted; Mounted; Intaglio
Subjects depicted
Cupid; Doves; Olive branch; Globes
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
CER
