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

(Tasse) gobelet litron

Cup
1793-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup of soft-paste porcelain.
Form: kicked loop handle + acanthus
Ground: purple porphyry
Decoration: classical figures


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title(Tasse) gobelet litron (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Porcelain cup, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1793-1800
Physical description
Cup of soft-paste porcelain.
Form: kicked loop handle + acanthus
Ground: purple porphyry
Decoration: classical figures
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.4cm
  • Diameter: 7.6cm
  • Maximum width: 10cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RF' in monogram and 'Severe' in blue enamel, now much rubbed (Maker's mark)
  • 'G.j.' in blue-grey enamel for Joseph Godin, now much rubbed (Painter's mark)
  • 'V..d' in gold for P.-J.-B. Vandé (Gilder's mark)
  • DW (incised)
Credit line
Given by John A. Tulk
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Louis XVI service cat.176,p.236
  • Honey, Fre.porc. pl.81C
  • Eriksen & Bellaigue pl.150a,b p356
Collection
Accession number
C.10-1936

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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