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

Soucoupe

Saucer
ca. 1752 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer, soft-paste porcelain, rounded form, floral decoration painted in enamels and gilt on a blue celeste ground. Rim hole.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSoucoupe (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Saucer, soft-paste porcelain, floral decoration painted in enamels and gilt, Vincennes porcelain factory, French, about 1752
Physical description
Saucer, soft-paste porcelain, rounded form, floral decoration painted in enamels and gilt on a blue celeste ground. Rim hole.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 15cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's (Maker's mark, in blue enamel)
  • dotted lozenge in blue enamel for Fontaine (Painter's mark)
  • '3' (incised)
Object history
Bought for 15.00 from the Bernal Collection.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
1968A-1855

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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