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Title

Cup and saucer (gobelet litron)

1785

Artist

Sèvres

France

1756 –

Alternate image of Cup and saucer (gobelet litron) by Sèvres
Alternate image of Cup and saucer (gobelet litron) by Sèvres
Alternate image of Cup and saucer (gobelet litron) by Sèvres
Alternate image of Cup and saucer (gobelet litron) by Sèvres
Alternate image of Cup and saucer (gobelet litron) by Sèvres
Alternate image of Cup and saucer (gobelet litron) by Sèvres
Alternate image of Cup and saucer (gobelet litron) by Sèvres
Alternate image of Cup and saucer (gobelet litron) by Sèvres
Alternate image of Cup and saucer (gobelet litron) by Sèvres
Alternate image of Cup and saucer (gobelet litron) by Sèvres
Alternate image of Cup and saucer (gobelet litron) by Sèvres
Alternate image of Cup and saucer (gobelet litron) by Sèvres
Alternate image of Cup and saucer (gobelet litron) by Sèvres
Alternate image of Cup and saucer (gobelet litron) by Sèvres

  • Details

    Date
    1785
    Media category
    Ceramic
    Materials used
    soft-paste porcelain
    Dimensions
    cup 5.8 x 7.4 x 5.5 cm; saucer 3.0 x 12.0 cm diam
    Credit
    On loan from Kenneth Reed
    Location
    South Building, ground level, Grand Courts
    Accession number
    L2012.191.a-b
    Copyright

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    Artist information
    Sèvres

    Works in the collection

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  • About

    The style of decoration recalls that of the ‘arabesque service’ designed by the architect Louis Masson for Marie-Antoinette in 1783.

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

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