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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 enfoncee

Cup
1768 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup, porcelain, single double entwined handle with foliate ends, flowers en-grisaille decoration painted in enamels and gilt on a bright blue ground. Rim hole.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTasse enfoncee (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup, porcelain with painted with flowers en-grisaille decoration, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1768
Physical description
Cup, porcelain, single double entwined handle with foliate ends, flowers en-grisaille decoration painted in enamels and gilt on a bright blue ground. Rim hole.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9cm
  • Diameter: 8.8cm
  • Maximum width: 10.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'P' (Maker's mark, in blue enamel with date letter 'P')
  • (Painter's mark, a sun face or comet in blue enamel for unknown)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs A. Cameron
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Waddesdon Cat. no. 86.
Collection
Accession number
C.77-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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