Cup and Saucer

ca. 1820-1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of red earthenware with clear glaze. Plain, bucket shaped cup with thin loop handle and deep saucer.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Red earthenware with clear glaze
Brief description
Red earthenware cup and saucer with clear glaze, made at Sarreguemines pottery factory, France, about 1820-1830.
Physical description
Cup and saucer of red earthenware with clear glaze. Plain, bucket shaped cup with thin loop handle and deep saucer.
Marks and inscriptions
'SARGUEMINES' impressed
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Object history
Paper label inscribed in pencil: '1914 old French 1770 12/6 [ie 12s 6d]'
Bibliographic reference
For related examples of Sarreguemines red earthenwares see Dorothée Guillemé Brulon, La Faïence fine francaise, 1750-1867, Paris, 1995, p. 81.
Collection
Accession number
C.50&A-1915

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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