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(Tasse) Gobelet Hebert

Cup
1764 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sèvres Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
France (made)

Form: double entwined foliate ended handle
Ground: bleu celeste
Decoration: birds in landscapes

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Cup
Title(Tasse) Gobelet Hebert (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Soft Paste Porcelain
Painted
Glazed
Gilt
Brief description
Porcelain cup, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1764
Physical description
Form: double entwined foliate ended handle
Ground: bleu celeste
Decoration: birds in landscapes
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.6cm
  • Diameter: 7.9cm
  • Maximum width: 9.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's in blue enamel with date letter 'L' (Maker's mark)
  • 'N' in script in blue enamel for Aloncle (Painter's mark)
Credit line
Bequeathed by D. M. Currie
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.418-1921

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O100012/tasse-gobelet-hebert-cup-sèvres-porcelain-factory/
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