Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory
French, founded 1740 (known as Sèvres from 1756)
Sugar Bowl and Stand
INV-6873
Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory
French, founded 1740 (known as Sèvres from 1756)c. 1753
Sugar Bowl and Stand
Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory French, founded 1740 (known as Sèvres from 1756) →sugar bowlteaware
Date
c. 1753
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain, underglaze blue ground, and gilding
Dimensions
Sugar Bowl: 12.7 × 15.9 × 12.3 cm (5 × 6 1/4 × 4 13/16 in.); Stand: 4 × 26.1 × 20.7 cm (1 9/16 × 10 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Joseph Maier and Arthur Lewis Liebman Memorial: Gift of Kenneth J. Maier, M.D.
Bleu lapis was one of the ground colors most often found on Vincennes and Sèvres porcelains. The simple contrast of this dark color and the brilliant white of the porcelain body, accented by gilded ornaments, created a rich and sophisticated decoration.
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