(Tasse) Gobelet a lait thumbnail 1
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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

(Tasse) Gobelet a lait

Cup
1767 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup with two plain loop handles of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt.
Ground: white
Decoration: fan motifs and wreaths
Rim hole

Object details

Categories
Object type
Title(Tasse) Gobelet a lait (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, 1767
Physical description
Cup with two plain loop handles of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt.
Ground: white
Decoration: fan motifs and wreaths
Rim hole
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9cm
  • Diameter: 9.8cm
  • Maximum width: 14.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's in blue enamel with date letter 'o' (Maker's mark)
  • tb (incised)
  • &
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs T. R. P. Hole
Object history
Mrs T. R. P. Hole Bequest
Collection
Accession number
C.236-1987

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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