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

Assiette unie

Plate
1773 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate, soft-paste porcelain, with six large and six small lobes, painted in enamels and gilt, decorated in the centre with a monogram of the letters 'DB' in gold and flowers, the rim decorated with putti, baskets of flowers and laurel wreaths. Rim hole.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAssiette unie (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Soft-paste porcelain plate, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1773
Physical description
Plate, soft-paste porcelain, with six large and six small lobes, painted in enamels and gilt, decorated in the centre with a monogram of the letters 'DB' in gold and flowers, the rim decorated with putti, baskets of flowers and laurel wreaths. Rim hole.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's in blue enamel with the date letter 'U' and one dot above (Maker's mark)
  • a star in blue enamel for Bienfait (Painter's mark)
  • 'LG' in blue enamel for Le Guay (gilder) (Painter's mark)
  • 'VD' in blue enamel for J.-B.-E. Vandé (Gilder's mark)
  • cc (incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by D. M. Currie
Object history
D.M. Currie Bequest
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.450-1921

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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