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

Tasse enfoncee

Cup and Cover
1777 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and cover. Single double entwined handle with foliate ends. Bleu nouveau ground; harbour scene decoration. Fruit and leaf form knop on cover.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup Body (With Saucer)
  • Cup Cover
TitleTasse enfoncee (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Porcelain cup and cover, harbour scene decoration and bleu nouveau ground, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1777
Physical description
Cup and cover. Single double entwined handle with foliate ends. Bleu nouveau ground; harbour scene decoration. Fruit and leaf form knop on cover.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.8cm
  • Diameter: 9cm
  • Maximum width: 10.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'Z' (Maker's mark in brown enamel)
  • 'm' (Brown enamel painter's mark for Morin)
  • The musical sign for a sharp (?) (Gold gilder's mark for Chauvaux l'ainé)
  • Cross with serifs (Incised)
  • '*'
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Object history
J.G. Joicey Bequest.
Subject depicted
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.629&A-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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