(Tasse) gobelet litron, 2nd size thumbnail 1
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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

(Tasse) gobelet litron, 2nd size

Cup
1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup, soft-paste porcelain, kicked loop handle and acanthus, decoration painted in enamels and gilt on a white ground with blue bands.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title(Tasse) gobelet litron, 2nd size (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup, porcelain, decoration painted in enamels and gilt on a white ground with blue bands, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1785
Physical description
Cup, soft-paste porcelain, kicked loop handle and acanthus, decoration painted in enamels and gilt on a white ground with blue bands.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.6cm
  • Diameter: 6.6cm
  • Maximum width: 9.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's enclosing letter 'hh' (Maker's mark, in blue enamel with date letter 'hh')
  • 'P,' (Painter's mark, in blue enamel for Jean-Jacques Pierre)
  • 'LF' (Gilder's mark, in blue enamel for André-Joseph La France)
  • '29' (incised)
  • '3' (incised)
Object history
Bought for £6 with saucer.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
L.Chevignard p.132 ref. La France
Collection
Accession number
3616-1856

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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