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TWO-HANDLED BOWL WITH COVER (ECUELLE)

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

The ground is turquoise-blue. All pieces have two panels reserved in white and framed with gilt rococo scrolls. Each panel contains a single putto, each engaged in a different activity, painted in natural colors. The twig-like handles on the bowl and tray are white touched with gold, the cover has a pomegranate finial.

Object name:
TWO-HANDLED BOWL WITH COVER (ECUELLE)
Made from:
Soft paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
18th c.-19th c.
Size:
13.3 x 15.9 cm (5 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.19.1-2
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK .1) Bowl: crossed L's; date letter O for (1767); = painter's mark for Bardet (1751-1758). .2) cover with crossed L's; date letter R (for 1769); = painter's mark for Bardet (1751-1758).
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973