ICE CUP (TASSE À GLACE) FROM THE ROHAN SERVICE, ONE OF 12

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

On view in: French Porcelain Room

About this object

The ground is turquoise-blue. The shape is like an urn with a flared rim and a pedestal foot. On each is a panel reserved in white framed by oak leaves in gold springing from a gold oak branch below. Each panel is painted with one exotic bird, a leafy branch, and other foliage.

Object name:

ICE CUP (TASSE À GLACE) FROM THE ROHAN SERVICE, ONE OF 12

Made from:

Soft paste porcelain

Made in:

Sèvres, France

Date made:

1771-1772

Size:

2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

24.65.1

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK .1 Crossed L's in blue, and cp in green for Chappuis (Antoine-Joseph), aîné, painter of birds and landscapes 1761-87; T incised

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973