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

Soucoupe

Saucer
1757-1758 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with blue and crimson enamels and gilded. Medallion edged with floral gilt scrolls and contains a Cupid among clouds en camaïeuholding a panel showing heart and arrow. The medallion is reserved against a grand bleu lapis ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSoucoupe (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with blue and crimson enamels and gilded, possibly painted by Yvernel, probably made at Vincennes porcelain factory, decorated at Sèvres, 1757-1758.
Physical description
Saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with blue and crimson enamels and gilded. Medallion edged with floral gilt scrolls and contains a Cupid among clouds en camaïeuholding a panel showing heart and arrow. The medallion is reserved against a grand bleu lapis ground.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 12.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'E' (Maker's mark in pink enamel)
  • An arrow and circle (Painter's mark in pink enamel for unknown)
  • P (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Object history
Goes with cup C.1364-1919.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1364A-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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