Manufacturer:

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756  Search this

Painter:

Pierre Huard, French, active 1811–1847  Search this

Medium:

hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold

Dimensions:

H x diam.: 2.5 x 14 cm (1 in. x 5 1/2 in.)

Type:

ceramics

Decorative Arts

saucer

Object Name:

saucer

Manufactured in:

France

Date:

1813

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Circular form with alternating large roundels of fruit on faux malechite background. Smaller roundels of butterflies on lapis background. Center contains a shell on a marbelized background surrounded by a coffered pattern.

Credit Line:

Gift of Katrina H. Becker in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Hickox

Accession Number:

1981-38-5

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d3baadba-7f4b-42cf-a480-3ff520b301b8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1981-38-5