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Soucoupe

Saucer
1771 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sèvres Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
France (made)

Form: rounded sides, no indent
Ground: white
Decoration: flowers
Rim hole

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
Porcelain
Object type
Saucer
TitleSoucoupe (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Porcelain
Painting (Image-Making)
Gilding
Enamelling
Brief description
Soft-paste porcelain saucer, painted in enamels and gilt with flowers, made at Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1771
Physical description
Form: rounded sides, no indent
Ground: white
Decoration: flowers
Rim hole
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 13.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's in blue enamel with date letter 'S' (Maker's mark)
  • a comma in blue enamel for C.-L. Méreaud (Painter's mark)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen)
Object history
Given by Mrs. Herbert Allen, Maud Louise Allen
Subject depicted
Flowers (Plants)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.113-1922

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O100090/soucoupe-saucer-sèvres-porcelain-factory/
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