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Tasse 'A.B.'
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Tasse 'A.B.'
- Object:
Cup
- Place of origin:
Paris, France (made)
- Date:
1828 (made)
1836 (decorated) - Artist/Maker:
Sevres (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
- Museum number:
469-1844
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain & Europe, room 139, case C1, shelf 4
Physical description
Cup of hard-paste porcelain, decorated with roses and other flowers in enamels and gilt on white ground.
Place of Origin
Paris, France (made)
Date
1828 (made)
1836 (decorated)
Artist/maker
Sevres (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Marks and inscriptions
Interlaced 'C's enclosing a fleur-de-lys above 'Sevres 28' printed in blue
'DllB' painted in gold for Virginia Boullemier
'M305' in gold
Dimensions
Height: 11.7 cm, Diameter: 9.2 cm
Object history note
Cup made 1828 and decorated 1836.
Descriptive line
Cup, hard-paste porcelain, decorated with roses and other flowers painted in enamels and gilt, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, made in 1828, decorated in 1836
Materials
Hard paste porcelain
Techniques
Painted; Glazed; Gilt
Subjects depicted
Flowers; Roses
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics; Tea, Coffee & Chocolate wares; Drinking
Collection code
CER
