ICE CUP (TASSE À GLACE) FROM THE ROHAN SERVICE, ONE OF 12
Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
On view in: French Porcelain Room
About this object
The ground is turquoise-blue. The shape is like an urn with a flared rim and a pedestal foot. On each is a panel reserved in white framed by oak leaves in gold springing from a gold oak branch below. Each panel is painted with one exotic bird, a leafy branch, and other foliage.
- Object name:
- ICE CUP (TASSE À GLACE) FROM THE ROHAN SERVICE, ONE OF 12
- Made from:
- Soft paste porcelain
- Made in:
- Sèvres, France
- Date made:
- 1771-1772
- Size:
- 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 24.65.1
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK .1 Crossed L's in blue, and cp in green for Chappuis (Antoine-Joseph), aîné, painter of birds and landscapes 1761-87; T incised
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973