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

Sugar or Cream Tureen

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

Sugar or cream tureen, cover and stand, porcelain, painted with scattered sprigs in underglaze blue. Lacking ladle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Sugar Basin
  • Sugar Basin Cover
  • Sugar Basin Stand
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Sugar or cream tureen, cover and stand, porcelain, floral decoration painted in underglaze blue, Chantilly porcelain factory, France, about 1770-1780
Physical description
Sugar or cream tureen, cover and stand, porcelain, painted with scattered sprigs in underglaze blue. Lacking ladle.
Marks and inscriptions
  • a hunting horn and 'A' (painted in underglaze blue)
  • 'Cabin' incised on stand
  • 'LD [?]' inscised on bowl
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Production
The mark 'Cabin' has been interpreted as being for Michel Gabin, brother in law of Claude-Humbert Gérin (another factory worker), a turner, recorded at the factory in 1750-2. However, the decoration on this piece appears to be later.
Collection
Accession number
C.405 to B-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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