Vase with cover (Vase en tour) (one of a pair)
ca. 1763
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): H. 20 1/8 x W. 8 1/4 x D. 7 7/8 in. (51.1 x 21 x 20-20.5 cm); Ht. on gilt bronze base: 22 3/16 in. (56.4 cm); Diam. 7 3/4 in.
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
French, Sèvres
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1956
Accession Number
56.80.2a–c
Tags
About the Artist
Sèvres Manufactory · 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...