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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Soucoupe

Saucer
1764 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Form: rounded. White ground, decoration of ribbons and shells. 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, white ground with decoration of ribbons and shells by Charles-Louis Méreaud, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1764.
Physical description
Form: rounded. White ground, decoration of ribbons and shells. Rim hole.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 13.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'L' (Maker's mark. Blue enamel.)
  • A comma (Painter's mark for C.-L. Mereaud. Blue enamel.)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.642A-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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