https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/15285/fullEwer and Basin with Chinoiserie1750-1800Manufacture de la Veuve PerrinOverall (G12.14.2a - Ewer): 29.5 × 18.1 × 13 cm (11 5/8 × 7 1/8 × 5 1/8 in.)
Overall (G12.14.2b - basin): 9.8 × 38.3 × 25.3 cm (3 7/8 × 15 1/16 × 9 15/16 in.)Tin-glazed earthenware, petit feu enamelsThe Pierre Karch and Mariel O'Neill-Karch Collection.Origin: Marseille, FranceG12.14.2a-b0Ewers and basins were essential components of the morning ritual of the toilette, used for washing the face and hands, the basin serving as a portable sink. They were also used for washing hands after eating in bedchambers or private apartments. Made fashionable by its chinoiserie ornament, this faience ewer and basin would have provided a less expensive alternative to examples made of porcelain or silver.French Faïence14th to 18th Century European Earthenware and Stoneware[]European CeramicsFrench Earthenware - Faïence2018895083French"VP" in red with a green stroke on the ewer and basin. This is the mark of Honoré Savy while he was employed by the Veuve Perrin