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MUSTARD POT WITH COVER

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

The ground is turquoise-blue, on each side is an oval panel reserved in white containing a seated cupid-on one holding a spray of flowers, on the other playing a lyre. The cover is flat and has a gold apple in the round for a handle.

Object name:
MUSTARD POT WITH COVER
Made from:
Soft paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
Late 19th c.-Early 20th c.
Size:
8.9 x 5.1 cm (3 1/2 x 2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.26.1-2
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK Crossed L's and within the L's both "a" and "e" (!!). Outside is the mark F with a scrolly end (!!).
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973