PLATE, ONE OF 12
Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
Currently in storage
About this object
All the plates have centers painted with winged cupids among clouds engaged in differrent activities. .12 Cupid holding a torch. A looped ribbon in turquoise-blue is painted partially on the rim and partially into the center and forms six curves each containing a spray of flowers 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 blue triangles opposite the loop.
- 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:
- 24.71.12
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK Crossed L's with G inside and Cl...under; also 24 incised; G- 1759
- Credit line:
- Gift of Mrs. Augustus Riggs, 1974