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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
Size:
2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.65.3
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK .3 Crossed L's, the date letter S for 1771, and .F. for Fallot- painter and gilder 1771-90, all in grey; T incised.
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973