PLATE, ONE OF 14

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage

About this object

The ground is turquoise-blue; in the center on white is a cluster of flowers and fruit; in each of the three leaves is a single exotic bird in a landscape; the bottom edges of the turquoise areas have floral garlands with two flower sprays crossed in the centers.

Object name:

PLATE, ONE OF 14

Made from:

Soft paste porcelain

Made in:

Sèvres, France

Date made:

18th c.-19th c.

Size:

24 cm (9 7/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

24.54.6

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK .6 Crossed L's, the date letter U , for 1773 (?), in purple; ch for Chabry, painter of pastoral subjects 1765-87 (?) and BD for Badouin, father, gilder 1750-1800 (?), both in blue; also HLL incised.

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973