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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 Bouillard

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

Cup, porcelain, loop handle, with foliate ends and acanthus form, decorated with birds in painted in gilt on a bleu lapis ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title(Tasse) gobelet Bouillard (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup, porcelain, decorated with birds in painted in gilt on a bleu lapis ground, Vincennes porcelain factory, France, 1753-1754
Physical description
Cup, porcelain, loop handle, with foliate ends and acanthus form, decorated with birds in painted in gilt on a bleu lapis ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.1cm
  • Diameter: 7.3cm
  • Maximum width: 9.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'A' (Maker's mark, in underglaze blue with date letter 'A')
  • '3' (incised)
Credit line
Given by Col. Waldo-Sibthorp
Object history
Given by Col. F. R. Waldo-Sibthorp
Production
acquired as Tournay, 19th century, in 18th century Sèvres style
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
315-1902

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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