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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 Calabre

Cup
1755-1756 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup, soft-paste porcelain, plain loop handle, decorated with harbour scenes painted in enamels with gilt on a bleu lapis ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title(Tasse) gobelet Calabre (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup, porcelain decorated with harbour scenes painted in enamels, Vincennes porcelain factory, France, 1755-56
Physical description
Cup, soft-paste porcelain, plain loop handle, decorated with harbour scenes painted in enamels with gilt on a bleu lapis ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Diameter: 7.8cm
  • Maximum width: 10.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'C' within interlaced 'L's (Maker's mark in underglaze blue with date letter 'C')
  • crossed square (incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by John Jones
Object history
John Jones Bequest, Cat. no. 110
Subjects 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. 110.
Collection
Accession number
777-1882

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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