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

(Tasse) gobelet Calabre

Cup
1769 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup, soft-paste porcelain, plain loop handle, oeil de perdrix and cameo medallions painted in enamels and gilt on a yellow-green ground. Rim hole.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title(Tasse) gobelet Calabre (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup, soft-paste porcelain, oeil de perdrix and cameo medallions painted in enamels and gilt, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1769
Physical description
Cup, soft-paste porcelain, plain loop handle, oeil de perdrix and cameo medallions painted in enamels and gilt on a yellow-green ground. Rim hole.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.2cm
  • Diameter: 7.2cm
  • Maximum width: 9.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's enclosing letter 'q' (Maker's mark, in blue enamel with date letter 'q')
  • 'm' (Painter's mark, in blue enamel for Jean-Louis Morin)
  • 'cd' (incised)
Object history
Bought for £8.00 from the Bernal Collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1980-1855

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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