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ICE CUP (TASSE À GLACE) FROM THE CAMEO SERVICE

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

On view in: French Porcelain Room


About this object

The ground is turquoise-blue. The shape is that of an urn, with a flaring lip, two plain handles and a pedestal foot. Under the lip is a gilt vine scroll on turquoise-blue and within it on each side a medallion containing a profile head in white imitating an antique cameo on a red-brown ground, below this is a string of white beads in relief and then a white band with clusters of flowers in color joined by gilt ornaments. At the bottom of the body is a row of molded gilt leaves pointing upward. Topping the stem is a string of smaller white beads in relief.

Object name:
ICE CUP (TASSE À GLACE) FROM THE CAMEO SERVICE
Made from:
Soft-paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
c. 1779
Size:
3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.64
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK Marked underneath in blue with the crossed L's of Sévres
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973