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PLATE, ONE OF 12

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

All the plates have centers painted with winged cupids among clouds engaged in differrent activities. .7 Cupid carrying bow and arrows. A looped ribbon in turquoise-blue is painted partially into the rim and partially into the center and forms six curves each containing a spray of flowers in natural color. The space between the ribbon and the edge of the plate is filled with gold oeil de perdrix except for six small turquoise-blue triangles opposite the loops.

Object name:
PLATE, ONE OF 12
Made from:
Soft paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
Late 18th c.-Early 19th c.
Size:
23.7 cm (9 5/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.71.7
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK Crossed L's G inside and n outside on both sides; also cl... and M with semicircle above; G- 1759; M with semicircle- imitating Mme. de Massy's mark but D is missing; 24 incised (Same mark on 24.71.8)
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973