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Covered sugar bowl
Made at: Sèvres Manufactory (France)
French
possibly 18th century with later decoration
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
11.5 x 10.2 cm (4 1/2 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.1802a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionTurquoise ground; two cartouche-shaped reserves; one with seated girl with grapes in country-side. Each bordered by leaf and scroll gilding. Cover with two kidney-shaped reserves, one painted country side, bird cage in foreground; other in like manner with lady's large brimmed hat. All painted in the manner of Boucher. Dated 1776.
Marks
Crossed LLs in underglaze blue, with S above and K below.
Incised "To" bowl.
Incised "To" bowl.
ProvenanceForsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA.