(Tasse) gobelet litron, 2nd size thumbnail 1
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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

(Tasse) gobelet litron, 2nd size

Cup
ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cylindrical cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. With a double-ended ear-shaped handle. On a jaune jonquille ground are reserved circular medallions in two tiers wreathed in gold and containing pansies on white.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title(Tasse) gobelet litron, 2nd size (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Cylindrical cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Cylindrical cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. With a double-ended ear-shaped handle. On a jaune jonquille ground are reserved circular medallions in two tiers wreathed in gold and containing pansies on white.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.7cm
  • Diameter: 6.8cm
  • Maximum width: 9.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'S' backwards (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Object history
Goes with saucer C.1429A-1919.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1429-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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