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

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1781-1793 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain cup and saucer painted with decoration of interlinked leaves, husk swags and chains in red, green and black enamel with gilt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Porcelain cup and saucer, interlinked husks, leaves and chains with gilt, by Duc d'Angoulême's porcelain factory, Paris, ca. 1781-1789.
Physical description
Porcelain cup and saucer painted with decoration of interlinked leaves, husk swags and chains in red, green and black enamel with gilt.
Marks and inscriptions
'RUE DE BONDI' above 'GA' in monogram in oval cartouche surmounted by a crown (stencilled in red enamel)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Object history
The factory was established by Christophe Dihl (a modeller) and Antoine Guéhard (a burgher of Paris) and his wife, Louise Françoise Madeleine Croizé in 1781 at the Rue de Bondy. The factory moved to premises at the junction of Rue du Temple and Rue Meslée in 1789.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.21&A-1913

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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