Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present)
Painted by Nicolas Bulidon (French, active 1763–92)
Sèvres, France
Soup Plate from a service for Madame du Barry
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Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present)
Painted by Nicolas Bulidon (French, active 1763–92)
Sèvres, France1771
Soup Plate from a service for Madame du Barry
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present) Painted by Nicolas Bulidon (French, active 1763–92) Sèvres, France →plate (general, dish)tableware
Date
1771
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding
Dimensions
4.5 × 24.2 cm (1 3/4 × 9 1/2 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.