Potpourri Vase
Artist/Culture
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
(French, founded 1756)
Artist/Culture
Vincent Taillandier
(French, active 1753–1790)
Date1757
Mediumsoft paste porcelain
Dimensions7 x 17.5 x 11.4 cm (2 3/4 x 6 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Credit LineTheodore T. and Mary G. Ellis Collection
Terms
Object number1940.235
DescriptionBleu celeste ground having white oval reserve in which are polychrome flowers. Reserve surrounded by stylized palm leaves and flowers in gilt. Upper rim of sauce boat is of an undulating nature with gold band. The two sides of the vessel join at an edge formed by an eight-part division of the blue ground, similar to a fringe, with a gilt dot at the center of each. Crossed L enclosing date letter E (1757) above a fleur de lis for the painter of flowers Taillandier.ProvenanceTheodore T. & Mary G. Ellis, Worcester, MA. Collection Paul Kron #20, 1926. Ellis Collection, 1940.
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