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:

24.22.3-4

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK .3 Crossed L's, the date letter N for 1766 (?) and the mark for Noel, painter, 1755-1804 (?); 9 incised.

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973