Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present)
Designed by Louis Le Masson (French, 1743–1829)
Painted by Jacques Fontaine (French, active 1752–1800)
Gilded by Louis-Francois L'Ecot (French, active 1761–64, 1772–1800)
Sèvres, France
Plate ordered by King Louis XVI (from the Arabesque Service)
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Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present)
Designed by Louis Le Masson (French, 1743–1829)
Painted by Jacques Fontaine (French, active 1752–1800)
Gilded by Louis-Francois L'Ecot (French, active 1761–64, 1772–1800)
Sèvres, France1785
Plate ordered by King Louis XVI (from the Arabesque Service)
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present) Designed by Louis Le Masson (French, 1743–1829) Painted by Jacques Fontaine (French, active 1752–1800) Gilded by Louis-Francois L'Ecot (French, active 1761–64, 1772–1800) Sèvres, France →plate (general, dish)dish (vessel)
Date
1785
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding
Dimensions
2.4 × 23.9 cm (15/16 × 9 3/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of The Lester B. Knight Charitable Trust through The Antiquarian Society of The Art Institute of Chicago
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.