Stand for ice-cream cup (plateau Bouret) (one of four) (part of a service)
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
W. 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm.)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
French, Sèvres
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976
Accession Number
1976.155.67
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate stand for an ice-cream cup, known as a *plateau Bouret*, one of four from a luxurious porcelain service crafted at the renowned Sèvres Manufactory in1771. Produced under the patronage of French royalty during the late Louis XV era, Sèvres porcelain exemplified the height of 18th-century opulence, blending technical innovation with artistic refinement. Attributed to painter Jean Armand Fallot, piece measures 8¼ inches wide and was generously gifted to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman in 1976. Made from soft-paste porcelain—a prized French material...
About the Artist
Sèvres Manufactory|Jean Armand Fallot · 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...