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

This object consists of 3 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Tasse enfoncee

Cup and Cover
1769 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Form: single double entwined handle with foliate ends
Ground: bleu nouveau
Decoration: pastoral
Rim hole
Lid
Knop Form: flower and leaf knop


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Cup Body (With Saucer)
  • Cover
  • Saucer
TitleTasse enfoncee (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Soft-paste porcelain cup, cover and saucer, decorated with pastoral scenes, made at Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1769
Physical description
Form: single double entwined handle with foliate ends
Ground: bleu nouveau
Decoration: pastoral
Rim hole
Lid
Knop Form: flower and leaf knop
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.8cm
  • Diameter: 8.6cm
  • Maximum width: 10.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's in blue enamel with date letter 'q' (Maker's mark)
  • 'K' in blue enamel for Dodin (Painter's mark)
  • Bi (incised)
  • SY (incised)
  • Transliteration
    .
Credit line
Bequeathed by D. M. Currie
Object history
D.M. Currie Bequest.
Production
The lid does not belong to the cup and saucer.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.467-1921

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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