TWO-HANDLED BOWL WITH COVER (ECUELLE)
Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
Currently in storage
About this object
The ground is turquoise-blue. All pieces have two panels reserved in white and framed with gilt rococo scrolls. Each panel contains a single putto, each engaged in a different activity, painted in natural colors. The twig-like handles on the bowl and tray are white touched with gold, the cover has a pomegranate finial.
- Object name:
- TWO-HANDLED BOWL WITH COVER (ECUELLE)
- Made from:
- Soft paste porcelain
- Made in:
- Sèvres, France
- Date made:
- 18th c.-19th c.
- Size:
- 13.3 x 15.9 cm (5 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 24.19.1-2
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK .1) Bowl: crossed L's; date letter O for (1767); = painter's mark for Bardet (1751-1758). .2) cover with crossed L's; date letter R (for 1769); = painter's mark for Bardet (1751-1758).
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973