Pot a sucre Hebert thumbnail 1
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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Pot a sucre Hebert

Sugar Basin and Cove
1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sugar basin and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Sinuous sided.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Basin
  • Sugar Basin Cover
TitlePot a sucre Hebert (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Sugar basin and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, decorated by Boulanger père, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, 1775.
Physical description
Sugar basin and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Sinuous sided.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.3cm
  • Diameter: 6.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'x' (Maker's mark in blue enamel)
  • 'B' (Painter's mark in blue enamel for Boulanger pere)
  • M (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1359&A-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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