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SMALL SQUARE DISH, ONE OF FOUR

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

On view in: French Drawing Room


About this object

The ground is turquoise-blue, in the center on white is a cluster of flowers and fruit in natural color, on the rim are four oval panels reserved in white, framed by a plain gold band, each containing a single exotic bird in a landscape, between the panels are swags of roses in gold on the turquoise ground.

Object name:
SMALL SQUARE DISH, ONE OF FOUR
Made from:
Soft paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
18th c.-19th c.
Size:
16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.50.1
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK .1 In blue with the crossed L's and the date letter V and T with a dot over it for Xrouet, 1750-1775, painter of landscapes (?); also 26 incised
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973