Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
Currently in storage
About this object
The ground is turquoise-blue, in the center, on a white ground is, a cluster of flowers and fruit in natural color including a pommegranate cut in half and a pink rose off to the side, near the rim, three large cabbage leaves reserved in white, each with two exotic birds in a landscape, the bottom of each leaf is closed by a floral garland in gold, the exterior of both dishes has the same decoration as the interior.
- Made from:
- Soft paste porcelain
- Made in:
- Sèvres, France
- Date made:
- 18th c.-19th c.
- Size:
- 1 7/8 × 8 3/4 in. (4.8 × 22.2 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 24.226.1
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK .1 Crossed L's and G inside, surmonted by a crown; 32 incised; G -1759 ?? (The painter's mark in imitation of that of Cardin, painter of flowers 1749-86)
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973