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PLATE WITH MONOGRAM

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer) , Mademoiselle Reselle (Painter)

On view in: French Porcelain Room


About this object

The ground is white, in the center is a monogram with P in gold and M in flowers, topped by a small crown in flowers and gold, the rim is outlined by two dark blue bands each enclosing a band of gold dots, each of six medallions on the rim encloses a spray of flowers, the remaining area on the rim is covered with an allover regular pattern of small, stylized flowers.

Object name:
PLATE WITH MONOGRAM
Made from:
Soft-paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
1789
Size:
9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.183
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARKS Crossed L's, double mm inside [1789] and R under; 3I incised MONOGRAM PM [Center of plate]
Credit line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Riggs, 1974