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

Pot a jus ordinaire

Cup and Cover
1764 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Form: scrolled loop handle
Ground: white
Decoration: miscellaneous
Lid
Knop Form: floral knop.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup Body
  • Cup Cover
TitlePot a jus ordinaire (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Soft-paste porcelain cup and cover, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1764
Physical description
Form: scrolled loop handle
Ground: white
Decoration: miscellaneous
Lid
Knop Form: floral knop.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.3cm
  • Diameter: 6.1cm
  • Maximum width: 8.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's in blue enamel with date letter 'L' and one dot below (Maker's mark)
  • *
Credit line
Given by Mrs Amelie Mavrogordato
Object history
Given by Mrs Amelie Mavrogordato
Production
Decoration considered 19th century by David Peters, July 1999
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
cf. C.109 and 110-1922.
Collection
Accession number
C.123&A-1945

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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