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OVAL DISH, ONE OF FOUR

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

The ground is turquoise-blue, in the center on white is a cluster of flowers, four cabbage leaves leaves each containing a single exotic bird in a landscape, the turquoise areas are edged on the bottom with gold garlands that cross in the middle of each area.

Object name:
OVAL DISH, ONE OF FOUR
Made from:
Soft paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
18th c.-19th c.
Size:
19.8 x 23.8 cm (7 13/16 x 9 3/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.59.1
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK on .1, crossed L's in reddish purple with date letter L for 1764 (?), and three short lines below
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973