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

Soucoupe

Saucer
1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sèvres Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
France (made)

Form: straight sided
Ground: bl.nouveau
Decoration: harbour scene
Rim hole


Object details

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Porcelain
Ceramics
Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
SCRAN
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
Soft-paste porcelain saucer painted and gilded with a coastal scene, made at Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1770
Physical description
Form: straight sided
Ground: bl.nouveau
Decoration: harbour scene
Rim hole
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 12.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's in blue enamel with date letter 'R' (Maker's mark)
  • 'M' in blue enamel for Morin (Painter's mark)
  • crossed square (incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by D. M. Currie
Subjects depicted
Seascapes
Seas
Boats
Seamen
Coast-Lines
Foliage
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.464A-1921

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O100068/soucoupe-saucer-sèvres-porcelain-factory/
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