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DRAPED VASE (VASE BOUTEILLE EN ECHARPES) (ONE OF TWO)

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

On view in: French Porcelain Room


About this object

The ground is turquoise-blue; the shape is that of an urn with a pedestal foot; the neck is narrow and covered with curving ridges in turquoise-blue alternating with white channels; the same motif is repeated on the cap-like lid; draped around the body is a simulated white cloth decorated with stripes and dots in gold.

Object name:
DRAPED VASE (VASE BOUTEILLE EN ECHARPES) (ONE OF TWO)
Made from:
Soft paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
1765-1778
Size:
26 cm (10 1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.186.2
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK Unmarked; .2 m incised on bottom
Credit line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Riggs, 1974