COFFEE POT
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
On each side is a gold encircled medallion on a white ground painted with a landscape. (1) Woman comparing her breasts with those of Cupid and labelled "La Comparaison," and (2) Cupid leading a woman into a forest and labelled, "La Resemblance ou les Volages." The foot, neck, spout and handle are all gilded.
- Object name:
- COFFEE POT
- Made from:
- Hard paste porcelain
- Made in:
- Paris, France
- Date made:
- Mid 19th c.
- Size:
- 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 24.139.1-2
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973