(Tasse) gobelet litron, 2nd size thumbnail 1
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(Tasse) gobelet litron, 2nd size

Cup
ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sèvres Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
France (made)

Form: kicked loop handle + acanthus
Ground: bl.nouveau
Decoration: pastoral
Rim hole

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Cup
Title(Tasse) gobelet litron, 2nd size (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Soft-Paste Porcelain
Brief description
Porcelain cup, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Sèvres porcelain factory, France, ca. 1780
Physical description
Form: kicked loop handle + acanthus
Ground: bl.nouveau
Decoration: pastoral
Rim hole
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.8cm
  • Diameter: 7cm
  • Maximum width: 9.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's in red-brown enamel (Maker's mark)
  • 'GD' in red-brown enamel for Claude-Charles Gerard (Painter's mark)
  • 'DR' in gold for François Drand
  • 'P' in gold for Pierre l'aine (Pierre-Nicoas Pierre) (Gilder's mark)
  • oh (incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by D. M. Currie
Object history
D.M. Currie Bequest
Production
Gilding attributed to Pierre l'aine (Pierre-Nicoas Pierre) by David Peters July 1999
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.394-1921

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O99974/tasse-gobelet-litron-2nd-size-cup-sèvres-porcelain-factory/
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