Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present)
Sèvres, France
Salver presented to the Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria by King Louis XV of France, 1757
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Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present)
Sèvres, France1757
Salver presented to the Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria by King Louis XV of France, 1757
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present) Sèvres, France →tablewaretray
Date
1757
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain, green ground, polychrome enamels, and gilding
Dimensions
3.2 × 23.1 cm (1 1/4 × 9 1/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of the Antiquarian Society in memory of Mrs. Edward Byron Smith, through the Mrs. Arthur S. Bowes, Mrs. DeWitt W. Buchanan, Jr., Mrs. Huntington Eldridge, Mrs. William O. Hunt, Mr. Edward Byron Smith, Mrs. Howard A. Stotler, Mrs. John W. Taylor III, Mrs. Frank E. Voysey, and Mrs. Burke Williamson Funds
The French royal porcelain manufactory at Sèvres, outside Paris, drew nobility, royalty, and other wealthy patrons from across Europe with the rich colors and lavish gilding of its fashionable wares. This dish is part of a much larger dinner service commissioned from the factory. Unequivocal statements of luxury and sophistication, these services epitomize the prestige of French design in Europe during the 1700s.
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