(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
1764 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Form: plain loop handle. White ground with decoration of ribbons and shells.


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
Porcelain cup, enamelled with ribbons and shells by Charles-Louis Méreaud on white ground, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1764
Physical description
Form: plain loop handle. White ground with decoration of ribbons and shells.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7cm
  • Diameter: 7cm
  • Maximum width: 9.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'L' (Maker's mark in blue enamel)
  • A comma (Painter's mark for Charles-Louis Méreaud. Blue enamel.)
  • 'o' (Incised)
  • '*'
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.642-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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