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Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

On view in: French Porcelain Room


About this object

The ground is white, in the center is a monogram with P in gold and M in flowers, topped by a small crown in flowers and gold, the rim is outlined by two dark blue bands each enclosing a band of gold dots, each of six medallions on the rim encloses a spray of flowers, the remaining area on the rim is covered with an allover regular pattern of small stylized flowers.

Made from:
Soft-paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
1790
Size:
9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.183
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK; MONOGRAM Crossed L's, double mm inside and R under; 3I incised; mm- 1790; (R is adscribed in Dauterman (p.149) to Siou (Jean-Charles l'ainé) also known as Sioux, or Syou, painter of flowers and borders 1752-1792, who is better known for his mark consisting of a dotted circle (see Brunet/Préaud and Eriksen); monogram in center: PM
Credit line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Riggs, 1974