LID FOR SUGAR BOWL (SUCRIER "MELISSIN") FROM THE SOUTH AMERICAN BIRD SERVICE, ONE OF TWO
Creator(s): J. F. C. Leloi (Designer) , Pauline Knip (Painter) , Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
This lid accompanies the sugar bowls from this service. It is the only lid in the service. It is flat and is bordered by stylized leaves and flowers with a gilded pinneaple knob.
- Object name:
- LID FOR SUGAR BOWL (SUCRIER "MELISSIN") FROM THE SOUTH AMERICAN BIRD SERVICE, ONE OF TWO
- Made from:
- Hard paste porcelain
- Made in:
- Sèvres, France
- Date made:
- 1819-1820
- Size:
- 11.4 × 25.4 cm (4 1/2 × 10 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 24.136.12
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973