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Soucoupe

Saucer
1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Round the border is a row of oval medallions opening into one another with festoons in green and gold. In the middle is a diaper of gilt stars in square. White 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 enamels and gilded, painted by Thévenet, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, 1775.
Physical description
Saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Round the border is a row of oval medallions opening into one another with festoons in green and gold. In the middle is a diaper of gilt stars in square. White ground.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 13.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'x' (Maker's mark in blue enamel)
  • A pin (?) (Painter's mark in blue enamel for Thevenet père)
  • '3' or 'E' (Painter's mark in blue enamel for Couturier or unknown)
  • 'cc' (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Object history
Goes with cup C.1407-1919.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1407A-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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