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

(Tasse) gobelet Bouillard

Cup
ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. With a plain loop handle. Round the top and bottom of the cup are blue borders with gilt foliage. Between them and on a ground of gold and white brickwork is an oval containing a landscape with a bridge, buildings, two figures and the sea.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title(Tasse) gobelet Bouillard (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. With a plain loop handle. Round the top and bottom of the cup are blue borders with gilt foliage. Between them and on a ground of gold and white brickwork is an oval containing a landscape with a bridge, buildings, two figures and the sea.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.1cm
  • Diameter: 7.1cm
  • Maximum width: 9.3cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Object history
Goes with saucer C.1397A-1919.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1397-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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