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Cup and saucer
Castel, Philippe - Enlarge image
Cup and saucer
- Place of origin:
Sèvres (made)
- Date:
1764 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Castel, Philippe (painter)
Sèvres porcelain factory (maker) - Materials and Techniques:
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
- Museum number:
2004&A-1855
- Gallery location:
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery, case 25, shelf 1 []
Physical description
Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with insects, flowering trees and sprays in the Chinese style in dark blue and gold on a turquoise-blue ground. Round the rims are borders of zig-zag pattern.
Place of Origin
Sèvres (made)
Date
1764 (made)
Artist/maker
Castel, Philippe (painter)
Sèvres porcelain factory (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Marks and inscriptions
Double 'L's enclosing 'L'
Date mark 1764
'c.'
Mark in blue for painter Castel
Descriptive line
Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, painted by Philippe Castel, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, 1764
Materials
Soft paste porcelain
Techniques
Painted; Gilded
Subjects depicted
Flowers; Trees; Insects
Categories
Ceramics; Porcelain
Collection
Ceramics Collection