(Tasse) gobelet Bouillard
Cup
ca. 1770 (made)
ca. 1770 (made)
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Coffee-cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. With a plain loop handle. On a bleu celeste ground dotted with gold are three medallions joined by passages. The largest medallion has a putti painted en grisaillewith a sword among clouds. The two smaller medallions are plain. The three medallions are wreathed in laurel.
Object details
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| Title | (Tasse) gobelet Bouillard (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Coffee-cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, ca. 1770. |
| Physical description | Coffee-cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. With a plain loop handle. On a bleu celeste ground dotted with gold are three medallions joined by passages. The largest medallion has a putti painted en grisaillewith a sword among clouds. The two smaller medallions are plain. The three medallions are wreathed in laurel. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
| Object history | Goes with saucer of C.1396A-1919. |
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| Accession number | C.1396-1919 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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