Vase (vase cannelés à bandeau) (one of a pair)
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Height: 14 in. (35.6 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
French, Sèvres
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Accession Number
58.75.116a, b
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite *Vase (vase cannelé à bandeau)*, one a pair produced by the Sèvres Manuf around 1770 and painted Charles Nicolas Dodin, as a pinnacle of French Rococo porcelain artistry. Crafted from soft-paste porcelain—a delicate, translucent material that mimicked costly Chinese hard-paste imports—its 14-inch height and fluted (cannelé) body with a banded (bandeau) motif the opulent tastes of Louis XV's court. Sèvres, the royal factory near Versailles, held a monopoly on luxury porcelain, blending technical innovation with lavish decoration for elite patrons. Dodin, a master enamel painter ...
About the Artist
Sèvres Manufactory|Charles Nicolas Dodin · 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...