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Soucoupe

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

Straight-sided porcelain saucer, bleu lapis or nuage ground with gilt foliate borders, white central panel painted in enamels with birds. Rim hole.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSoucoupe (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Porcelain saucer, birds with blue ground and gilt border, by Vincennes porcelain factory, France, 1754-1755
Physical description
Straight-sided porcelain saucer, bleu lapis or nuage ground with gilt foliate borders, white central panel painted in enamels with birds. Rim hole.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 13.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's, with date letter 'B' and four dots (Maker's mark: L in in underglaze blue, B and dots in blue enamel)
  • A compass (Blue enamel painter's mark for Mutel)
  • '2' (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Henry Louis Florence, Esq.
Subject depicted
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
C.1246A-1917

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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