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PLATE, ONE OF 12

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

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About this object

All the plates have centers painted with winged cupids among clouds engaged in different activities. .11 Cupid holding a dove on each hand. A looped ribbon in turquoise-blue is painted on the rim and partially into the center and froms six curves each containing a spray of flowes in natural color. The space between the ribbon and the edge of the plate is filled with gold oeil de perdrix except for six small turquoise-blue triangles opposite the loops.

Object name:
PLATE, ONE OF 12
Made from:
Soft paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
Late 18th c.-Early 19th c.
Size:
23.7 cm (9 5/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.71.11
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK Crossed L's with m inside and mb under; also 24 incised; M- 1764; mb- Buteux (Marie Jeanne Barbe), painter of flowers 1778-1802
Credit line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Riggs, 1974