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PLATE, ONE OF 30

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

The ground is turquoise-blue; the outer edge is plain, not scalloped; in the center on white is a cluster of flowers and fruit in natural color; on the rim are three oval panels reserved in white, framed by a plain gold band, each containing a single exotic bird in a landscape; between the panels are the swags of roses in gold on the turquoise ground.

Object name:
PLATE, ONE OF 30
Made from:
Soft paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
18th c.-19th c.
Size:
24.3 cm (9 9/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.81.12
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK All are marked in blue with the name Sèvres and the following additional marks: .12 m.b- Mme. Buteux (née Bunel), painter 1778-1816; three dots forming a triangle near rim; AB incised
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973