(Tasse) gobelet Calabre, 2nd size thumbnail 1
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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

(Tasse) gobelet Calabre, 2nd size

Cup
1754-1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup, soft-paste porcelain, plain loop handle, everted rim, floral decoration painted in enamels with gilt on a bleu celeste ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title(Tasse) gobelet Calabre, 2nd size (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup, porcelain, floral decoration painted in enamels, Vincennes porcelain factory, France, 1754-1755
Physical description
Cup, soft-paste porcelain, plain loop handle, everted rim, floral decoration painted in enamels with gilt on a bleu celeste ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.2cm
  • Diameter: 6.9cm
  • Maximum width: 9.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'B' within interlaced 'L's (Maker's mark in blue enamel with date letter 'B')
  • 'B' (Painter's mark in blue enamel for unknown flower painter)
  • 'IM' (incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by John Jones
Object history
John Jones Bequest, cat. no.109
Production
'B' mark of unidentified flower painter (info David Peters 1999)
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
William King, Catalogue of the Jones Collection, II, Ceramics, ormolu, goldsmiths' work, enamels, sculpture, tapestry, books, and prints (London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1924), p. 7, no. 109.
Collection
Accession number
775-1882

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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