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(Tasse) gobelet litron, 3rd size

Cup
1784 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sèvres Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
France (made)

Form: kicked loop handle + acanthus; Ground: white; Decoration: landscape, harbour

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
Object type
Cup
Title(Tasse) gobelet litron, 3rd size (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Soft-Paste Porcelain
Painted
Brief description
Porcelain cup, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1784
Physical description
Form: kicked loop handle + acanthus; Ground: white; Decoration: landscape, harbour
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 5.4cm
  • Maximum width: 7.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's in blue enamel with date letter 'gg' (Maker's mark)
  • a label in blue enamel, probably for Pierre-Joseph André Vielliard (Painter's mark)
  • a circle of dots in blue enamel for Sioux le jeune (Painter's mark)
  • 26 (incised)
  • 29 (incised)
Credit line
Given by W. J. Sainsbury
Object history
Given by W. J. Sainsbury, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Acanthus
Harbour
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.113-1972

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O100465/tasse-gobelet-litron-3rd-size-cup-sèvres-porcelain-factory/
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