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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 Hebert a relief

Cup
1753-1754 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup, soft-paste porcelain, double entwined foliate ended handle, polychrome flowers painted in enamels and gilt, and relief decoration flower festoons on a white ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title(Tasse) gobelet Hebert a relief (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup, porcelain, relief decoration of polychrome flowers and relief decoration of flower festoons, Vincennes porcelain factory, France, 1753-1754
Physical description
Cup, soft-paste porcelain, double entwined foliate ended handle, polychrome flowers painted in enamels and gilt, and relief decoration flower festoons on a white ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 7.9cm
  • Maximum width: 10.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's enclosing letter 'A' (Maker's mark, in blue enamel with date letter 'A')
  • four dots in a diamond shape (Painter's mark, the heraldic symbol for wood (?) in blue enamel for unknown)
  • 'B' (incised)
  • 'BP' (incised)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3623-1856

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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