Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present)
Sèvres, France
Plate ordered by Louis-René-Édouard, Prince de Rohan
INV-1357
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present)
Sèvres, France1771–72
Plate ordered by Louis-René-Édouard, Prince de Rohan
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present) Sèvres, France →plate (general, dish)tableware
Date
1771–72
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain, turquoise blue ground, polychrome enamels, and gilding
Dimensions
2.6 × 24.5 cm (1 × 9 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Joseph Maier and Arthur Lewis Liebman Memorial: Gift of Kenneth J. Maier, M.D.
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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Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present) Model designed by Charles Percier (born France, 1764–1838) Decoration designed by Alexandre-Theodore Brogniart (born France, 1739–1813) Flowers and ornament painted by Gilbert Drouet (active France, 1785–1825) Birds painted by Christophe-Ferdinand Caron (active France, 1792–1815) Sèvres, France
