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Theiere Calabre

Teapot and Cover
1756 (made)
Artist/Maker
Vincennes Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Sevres Porcelain Factory (made)
Place of origin
Vincennes (made)
Sevres (made)

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


Object details

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Ceramics
Porcelain
SCRAN
Object type
Teapot and cover
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot Body
  • Teapot Cover
TitleTheiere Calabre (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Soft Paste Porcelain
Painted
Gilded
Brief description
Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Vincennes or Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1756.
Physical description
Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6cm
  • Diameter: 5.7cm
  • Maximum width: 9.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'C' (Maker's mark in blue enamel)
  • 'B' (Painter's mark in blue enamel for unknown)
  • '3' (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Flowers
Panels
Bibliographic references
  • Peters, David. An examination of Vincennes and early Sèvres date letters. The French Porcelain Society, A transcript of the talk given at the French Porcelain Society Study Day on 17 June 2014. London, 2014. Following a detailed analysis of the records against existing pieces, Peters has suggested 'C’ is now for 1756, not 1755-6 as formerly thought.
  • Savill, Rosalind. The Wallace Collection: Catalogue of Sèvres Porcelain, 3 vols. London: Trustees of the Wallace Collection, 1988. See Vol 2, pp. 577-579 for a discussion of thie shape of teapot. This example is probably the smallest size made at the factory, categorised by Savill as shape F at 7cm high.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.1437&A-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
Record URL
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