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SMALL POT (SEAU à VERRE), ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

The ground is turquoise-blue. On the front is a round medallion reserved in white with one seated sheperdess on the foreground holding a staff and another on th background with sheep, all painted in natural color. On the back is a medallion with a cluster of flowers in natural color. The handles are white picked in gold. The foot and top edge are decorated with a band of zig-zagging motifs also in gold.

Object name:
SMALL POT (SEAU à VERRE), ONE OF TWO
Made from:
Soft paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
18th c.-19th c.
Size:
4 1/8 × 4 7/16 in. (10.5 × 11.3 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.87.1
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK Crossed L's and F inside; 4 2 incised; F -1758??
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973