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(Tasse) gobelet Bouillard

Cup
1757-1758 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sèvres Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
France (made)

Cup, porcelain, loop handle with foliate ends, decoration of birds in blue camaiheu, painted in enamels and gilt on a white ground.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
Drinking
Object type
Cup
Title(Tasse) gobelet Bouillard (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Soft-Paste Porcelain
Brief description
Cup, porcelain, decoration of birds in blue camaiheu, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1757-1758
Physical description
Cup, porcelain, loop handle with foliate ends, decoration of birds in blue camaiheu, painted in enamels and gilt on a white ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.9cm
  • Diameter: 7.2cm
  • Maximum width: 9.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'E' (Maker's mark in blue enamel with date letter 'E')
  • '7.' (Painter's mark, in blue enamel for unknown (mark not in Peters))
  • crossed circle (incised)
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Object history
J.H. Fitzhenry gift.
Subject depicted
Birds
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.369-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O99408/tasse-gobelet-bouillard-cup-sèvres-porcelain-factory/
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