CONDIMENT DISH

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

On view in: French Porcelain Room

About this object

The background is turquoise-blue. The dish has three pointed oval sections, each painted on the bottom inside with a cluster of flowers on a white ground. In the center of the dish is a gilded pine cone finial. On the top of the exterior is a gilt scroll. There are three feet shaped like papyrus reeds with gilt leaves on a solid triangular base.

Object name:

CONDIMENT DISH

Made from:

Soft paste porcelain

Made in:

Sèvres, France

Date made:

18th c.

Size:

11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

24.30

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK Crossed L's in overglaze gray; 18 incised

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973