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

(Tasse) gobelet litron, 4th size

Cup
1769 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Cylindrical cup with a scrolled loop handle. On a vert pomme ground are two of circular medallions wreathed in gold and containing roses.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title(Tasse) gobelet litron, 4th size (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, painted by Pierre le jeune, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, 1769.
Physical description
Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Cylindrical cup with a scrolled loop handle. On a vert pomme ground are two of circular medallions wreathed in gold and containing roses.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.6cm
  • Diameter: 5cm
  • Maximum width: 7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'Q' (Maker's mark in black enamel)
  • 'P,' (Painter's mark in black enamel for Pierre jeune)
  • 'am' (Incised)
  • A diamond (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Object history
Goes with cup C.1391A-1919.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1391-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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