(Tasse) gobelet Calabre
Cup
ca. 1770s (made)
ca. 1770s (made)
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Cup, soft-paste porcelain, plain loop handle, decorated with a pastoral scene of young lovers, the boy surprises his love seated on a grassy bank by draping a flower garland around her arm and neck, painted in enamels and with gilt on a bleu nouveau ground.
Object details
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| Title | (Tasse) gobelet Calabre (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Cup, porcelain decorated with pastoral scenes painted in enamels, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1770s |
| Physical description | Cup, soft-paste porcelain, plain loop handle, decorated with a pastoral scene of young lovers, the boy surprises his love seated on a grassy bank by draping a flower garland around her arm and neck, painted in enamels and with gilt on a bleu nouveau ground. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
| Object history | John Jones Bequest, cat. no. 164 |
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| Accession number | 774-1882 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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