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

(Tasse) Gobelet a la Reine

Cup
ca. 1752 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup, 'Gobelet a la Reine', soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue lapis nuage ground and gilt decoration of birds, hipped handle form.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title(Tasse) Gobelet a la Reine (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue ground and gilt decoration
Brief description
Cup, 'Gobelet a la Reine', soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue ground and gilt decoration of birds, Vincennes porcelain factory, France, about 1752
Physical description
Cup, 'Gobelet a la Reine', soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue lapis nuage ground and gilt decoration of birds, hipped handle form.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.8cm
  • Diameter: 7.9cm
  • Maximum width: 10.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's' (Maker's mark, in underglaze blue)
  • '4' (incised)
Object history
Bought from the Bandinel Collection with saucer, however the cup with its plain blue ground does not match the saucer which has a blue ground with powdered gold decoration.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
3435-1853

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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