Mortar-Shaped Salad Bowl (Saladier à mortier) from the Archduke Ferdinand Service
Manufacturer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
(French, founded 1756)
Decorator
Edmé-François Bouillat
(French)
Decorator
Genevieve-Louise Bouillat
(French)
Gilder
Henri-Martin Prévost
(French)
Gilder
Étienne-Henry Le Guay
(French)
CultureFrench
OriginSèvres, Île-de-France, France
PeriodLouis XVI (1644-1791)
Date1785
MediumSoft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.)
Outside Diameter: 27.9 cm (11 in.)
MarkingsInterlaced Ls and date letters HH. Painter’s mark Y. Gilder’s marks HP and L
DescriptionSèvres mortar-shaped salad bowl (saladier à mortier), soft paste porcelain, from the Archduke Ferdinand Service.
Credit LineGift of Dr. William Johnston in memory of his parents, Florence Hunter and John R. Johnston
Object numberG99.8.1
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
French PorcelainStatus
On view
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