Covered Tureen (Terrine du roi)
Medium
soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration
Dimensions
h. 24.2 cm · container: 15.9 × 22.6 × 16.5 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1949.15
Tags
gender unknownmale
About this artwork
This tureen’s striking green background, or fond vert, was a major advancement for the Sèvres Porcelain Factory, known for their innovation in and mastery of color. Traditionally the largest, most expensive item in an 18th-century French dinner service, this tureen was part of a porcelain dining set presented to King Frederick V of Denmark by French King Louis XV in 1758.