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

Soucoupe

Saucer
ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer, porcelain, straight sided, trophy decoration painted in enamels and gilt on a white and blue fishscale ground. Rim hole.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSoucoupe (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Saucer, porcelain, trophy decoration painted in enamels and gilt on a white and blue fishscale ground, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1770
Physical description
Saucer, porcelain, straight sided, trophy decoration painted in enamels and gilt on a white and blue fishscale ground. Rim hole.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 12.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
Square (incised)
Credit line
Given by Col. Waldo-Sibthorp
Object history
Given by Col. F.R. Waldo-Sibthorp
Production
aquired as Tournay, 19th century, in 18th century Sèvres style
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
319A-1902

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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