SHELL SHAPED DISH (COMPOTIER À COQUILLE), ONE OF FOUR
Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
On view in: Dining Room
About this object
The ground is turquoise-blue; 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 swags of roses in gold on the turquoise ground.
- Object name:
- SHELL SHAPED DISH (COMPOTIER À COQUILLE), ONE OF FOUR
- Made from:
- Soft paste porcelain
- Made in:
- Sèvres, France
- Date made:
- 18th c.-19th c.
- Size:
- 8 7/8 × 9 5/8 in. (22.5 × 24.4 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 24.82.4
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK .4 Crossed L's ; Sevres and V. under; 26 incised
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973