Fruit dish (compotier ovale) (one of two) (part of a service)
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 10 5/8 in. (3.8 × 19.1 × 27 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
French, Sèvres
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Emma T. Gary, 1934
Accession Number
37.20.41
Tags
About the Artist
Sèvres Manufactory|Jean-Jacques Pierre the Younger|Michel-Barnabé Chauvaux · 1740–present
The Sèvres Manufactory, one of Europe's premier porcelain producers, was established in 1740 as the Manufacture de Vincennes under the patronage of Queen Marie Leszczyńska, who sought to rival Meissen and Chantilly porcelains with French soft-paste innovations. Initially a private venture, it relocated to Sèvres in 1756 in a purpose-built facility designed by architect Laurent Lindet near Madame d...