Plate, from a Dessert Service

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Manufacturer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Decorated in yellow, green, red and brown, with gilding. Flat bottom: slightly cavetto marly decorated with concentric bands of yellow and gold, edged with serpentine vine with berries. In bottom, gold laurel wreath enclosing a trophy composed of confections; caption below, in Gothic letters: "Les Patisseries".
Credit Line
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
1831
Accession Number
1938-57-323
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
plate
Type
plate
Medium
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
Dimensions
H x diam.: 3.2 x 23.5 cm (1 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Place
France
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1938-57-323
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq43fe4e0e4-4823-4bf6-85fb-02dc172fcf3a
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