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Covered Bowl and Stand (Ecuelle de la toilette)

A work made of hard-paste porcelain, underglaze dark blue ground,  black enamel, and gilding.
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  • A work made of hard-paste porcelain, underglaze dark blue ground,  black enamel, and gilding.

Date:

1784

Artist:

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
French, founded 1740
Gilded by Nicolas-Pierre Pithou
French, active 1757-1817

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres (Manufacturer)

Title

Covered Bowl and Stand (Ecuelle de la toilette)

Place

Sèvres (Object made in)

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1784

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain, underglaze dark blue ground, black enamel, and gilding

Dimensions

Plate: 5.4 × 27.5 × 24.5 cm (2 1/8 × 10 13/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Bowl and cover: 11.6 × 20.4 × 16.1 cm (4 9/16 × 8 × 6 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Antiquarian Society, Mrs. Rudy L. Ruggles in memory of her husband, Antiques Show Fund, and Canada Trip Fund

Reference Number

1993.343a-c

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