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

Tasse enfoncee

Cup and Cover
1777 (made), 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Chocolate cup and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup Body (With Saucer)
  • Cup Cover
TitleTasse enfoncee (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Chocolate cup and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, possibly painted by Morin, possibly made in 1777 or 19th century.
Physical description
Chocolate cup and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.8cm
  • Diameter: 9.1cm
  • Maximum width: 10.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'Z' (Maker's mark in blue enamel)
  • 'M' (Painter's mark in pink enamel for Morin)
  • Unidentified mark 'Z' or '&' (?) (Painter's mark in pink enamel)
  • '4' (Incised)
  • '42d' (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Object history
Goes with saucer C.1399B-1919.
Production
1777, or possibly 19th century; The genuineness of this cup and saucer were doubted by William King in 1925
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1399&A-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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