Soucoupe
Saucer
1759-1760 (made)
1759-1760 (made)
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Saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the centre is a medallion containing an exotic bird. Round the rim are six gilt scrollwork panels containing alternately sprays of flowers and a diaper basket work of blue and white diamonds.
Object details
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| Title | Soucoupe (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, possibly decorated by Morin or Michel, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, 1759-1760. |
| Physical description | Saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the centre is a medallion containing an exotic bird. Round the rim are six gilt scrollwork panels containing alternately sprays of flowers and a diaper basket work of blue and white diamonds. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
| Object history | Painter possibly Jean-Louis Morin. Register states painter as Ambroise Michel. |
| Production | Note in register: In 1925 William King suggested this was possibly 19th century |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1348-1919 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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