Soucoupe
Saucer
ca. 1745-ca. 1750 (made)
ca. 1745-ca. 1750 (made)
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Saucer, porcelain, five lobed, deep, central circular foot, floral decoration with birds and insects painted in enamels on a white trellis ground.
Object details
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| Title | Soucoupe (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Saucer, porcelain, floral decoration painted in enamels, probably Vincennes porcelain factory, France, about 1745-1750 |
| Physical description | Saucer, porcelain, five lobed, deep, central circular foot, floral decoration with birds and insects painted in enamels on a white trellis ground. |
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| Object history | Bought for £3. 9s. from Hyam & Co. Label of the Chavagnac Collection. |
| Production | According to a note in the register, Tamara Préaud commented in 1976 that there was a similar one at the Musée de Sèvres, but there was no proof for an attribution to Vincennes. Porcelain for Palaces cat 319, where attributed to Vincennes and dated c. 1745-50. |
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| Accession number | C.166-1933 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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