(Tasse) gobelet litron, 3rd size thumbnail 1
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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

(Tasse) gobelet litron, 3rd size

Cup
1769 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Cylindrical with a double-ended ear-shaped handle. On a bleu celeste ground are two tiers of circular medallions wreathed in gold and containing a rose in pink and green on white.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title(Tasse) gobelet litron, 3rd 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, painted by Nöel, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres 1769.
Physical description
Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Cylindrical with a double-ended ear-shaped handle. On a bleu celeste ground are two tiers of circular medallions wreathed in gold and containing a rose in pink and green on white.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.9cm
  • Diameter: 5.5cm
  • Maximum width: 8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'Q' (Maker's mark in blue enamel)
  • Sign for Libra (Painter's mark in blue enamel for Noël)
  • 'fp' (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Object history
Goes with saucer C.1438A-1919.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1438-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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