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SUGAR BOWL WITH COVER AND ATTACHED TRAY, ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Dining Room


About this object

The ground is turquoise-blue, the design is cabbage leaf, the cover has four leaves reserved in white-the two on the sides have each one exotic bird in a landscape, the two on the ends have each a cluster of flowers, four leaves on the bowl have each a cluster of flowers, the turquoise-blue areas are closed at the bottoms with floral swags and sprays that cross in the middles, all in gold. The bowl is attached to the tray.

Object name:
SUGAR BOWL WITH COVER AND ATTACHED TRAY, ONE OF TWO
Made from:
Soft paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
18th c.-19th c.
Size:
Bowl: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm) Cover: 6 in. (15.2 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.22.1-2
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK .1 Crossed L's, the date letter N for 1766 (?) and the mark for Noel, painter, 1755-1804 (?); g.f incised
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973