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(Tasse) gobelet Calabre

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

Cup and saucer, soft-paste porcelain, decorated with gold birds on a bleu lapis ground, painted in enamels and gilt.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Title(Tasse) gobelet Calabre (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup and saucer, porcelain decorated with birds on a bleu lapis ground, painted in enamels and gilt, Vincennes porcelain factory, France, 1753-1754
Physical description
Cup and saucer, soft-paste porcelain, decorated with gold birds on a bleu lapis ground, painted in enamels and gilt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.2cm
  • Diameter: 7.6cm
  • Maximum width: 10.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L'swith date letter 'A' (Maker's mark, in underglaze blue with date letter 'A')
  • '1' (incised)
Object history
see 522-1875
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
522A/1&A/2-1875

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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