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Soucoupe

Saucer
1768 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sèvres Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
France (made)

Form: straight sided
Ground: vert pomme
Decoration: pastoral
Rim hole

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
Object type
Saucer
TitleSoucoupe (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Soft Paste Porcelain
Painting (Image-Making)
Gilding
Enamelling
Brief description
Porcelain saucer, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1768
Physical description
Form: straight sided
Ground: vert pomme
Decoration: pastoral
Rim hole
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 15.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's in blue enamel with date letter 'P' (Maker's mark)
  • 'ch' in blue enamel for Chabry fils (Painter's mark)
  • S (incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by D. M. Currie
Subjects depicted
Pastoral
Flowers (Plants)
Scrolling Foliage
Sheep
Trees
Landscapes (Representations)
Spirals
Bibliographic reference
Rothschild cat. 1435
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.457A-1921

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O100054/soucoupe-saucer-sèvres-porcelain-factory/
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