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

Tasse 'A.B.'

Cup
1828 (made), 1836 (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup of hard-paste porcelain, decorated with roses and other flowers in enamels and gilt on white ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTasse 'A.B.'
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
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
Physical description
Cup of hard-paste porcelain, decorated with roses and other flowers in enamels and gilt on white ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.7cm
  • Diameter: 9.2cm
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
Object history
Cup made 1828 and decorated 1836.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
469-1844

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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