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

(Tasse) gobelet Bouillard

Cup
1773 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup, soft-paste porcelain, plain loop handle, decorated with animals and birds painted in enamels and gilt on a bleu nouveau ground. Rim hole


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title(Tasse) gobelet Bouillard (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup, soft-paste porcelain, decorated with animals and birds painted in enamels and gilt, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1773
Physical description
Cup, soft-paste porcelain, plain loop handle, decorated with animals and birds painted in enamels and gilt on a bleu nouveau ground. Rim hole
Dimensions
  • Height: 6cm
  • Diameter: 7cm
  • Maximum width: 9.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's enclosing letter 'u' (Maker's mark, in blue enamel with date letter 'u')
  • 'N' (Painter's mark, in script in blue enamel for Aloncle)
  • 'B' (Gilder's mark, in blue enamel for Boulanger pere)
  • cross + serifs (incised)
Object history
Bought for £11.00 from Bernal Collection
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1982-1855

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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