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Jug Body

ca. 1848 (made), 1859 (gilded)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, with gilded decoration
Gallery label
(1987-2006)
COVERED JUG

C.74 & a-1973

'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'

An example of the useful wares produced at Sèvres, bearing the monogram of Napoleon III. It was common for porcelain to be retained at the factory 'in the white', and then decorated later. The form is pared-down neo-classical.

Mme. de la Cruz-Froelich Bequest
Credit line
Mme. de la Cruz-Froelich Bequest
Collection
Accession number
C.74 to a-1973

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Record createdApril 11, 2006
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