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Title

Cup and saucer (gobelet Bouillard)

1767

Artist

Sèvres

France

1756 –

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

  • Details

    Date
    1767
    Media category
    Ceramic
    Materials used
    soft-paste porcelain
    Dimensions
    cup 6.1 x 9.2 x 7.2 cm; saucer 3.0 x 14.2 cm diam
    Credit
    On loan from Kenneth Reed
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    L2012.179.a-b
    Copyright

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    Artist information
    Sèvres

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  • About

    This form of decoration in which the ground colour is covered with gilded discs (‘mouches d’or’) seems to have been especially popular c1767, though it was also revived in the 1780s.

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

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