Plate
Artist
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
(French, founded 1756)
Artistdecorated by
Fumez
(French, active 1777–1804)
Date1789
Mediumsoft paste porcelain
Dimensions20.7 cm (8 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineTheodore T. and Mary G. Ellis Collection
Object number1940.238
DescriptionWhite ground with border of blue cornflowers and leaves wound around a red band and a garland of red berries and leaves wound around a blue band. Center medallion of blue cornflowers and leaves wound around a red band at whose center is a pink rose with leaves. Crossed L, enclosing date letters MM (1790) above letters fx, for painter Fumez, Specialist in flowers (active 1777-1804). Incised mark:ProvenanceTheodore T. and Mary G. Ellis, Worcester, MA. Collection Paul Kron #14, 1927. Ellis Collection, 1940.
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