Saucer
Artist
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
(French, founded 1756)
Artistpainted by
Andre-Vincent Vielliard
(French, active 1752–1790)
Date1752
Mediumsoft paste porcelain
Dimensions9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
MarkingsIncised marks indecipherable.
Credit LineTheodore T. and Mary G. Ellis Collection
Object number1940.215.2
DescriptionCanary yellow ground and gold detailing, center of which is a round camaieu blue landscape with a river and a peasant fishing in it. Crossed L enclosing a dot, all below a bar with three dots, for Vieillard, painter (active 1752-1790). Incised marks indecipherable.ProvenancePaul Kron Collection, 1926, No.6 Theodore T. and Mary G. Ellis, Worcester, MA Ellis Collection, 1940
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