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(Tasse) gobelet litron, 4th size

Cup
1768 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee-cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Cylindrical cup with a scrolled loop handle. With two rows of gilt wreaths containing a rose on a white ground.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Title(Tasse) gobelet litron, 4th size (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Coffee-cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, probably painted by Pierre le jeune, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, 1768.
Physical description
Coffee-cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Cylindrical cup with a scrolled loop handle. With two rows of gilt wreaths containing a rose on a white ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.7cm
  • Diameter: 5.2cm
  • Maximum width: 7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'p' (Maker's mark in blue enamel)
  • 'y' (Painter's mark in blue enamel for unknown)
  • 'ag' (Incised)
  • 'o' (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Object history
Goes with saucer C.1395A-1919.
Production
CHECK: Dauterman commented that the mark 'P y' possibly belonged to Pierre aine or jeune, more probably the latter
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1395-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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