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Sugar-bowl and milk jug

Manufacturer (French, founded 1756)
CultureFrench
OriginSèvres, Île-de-France, France
Date1764
Mediumsoft-paste porcelain, and enamel.
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.1073.3): 9.9 x 7.6 x 10.8 cm (3 7/8 x 3 x 4 1/4 in.) Overall (G83.1.1073.1-2): 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (11.4 x 8.9 cm)
MarkingsInterlaced L’s enclosing date letters "K" for 1764 above painter’s mark "&" for Catrice in overglaze blue enamel.
DescriptionA Sèvres yellow-ground sugar-bowl and cover with fruit finial painted with exotic birds in landscapes within a blue surround. There is also a pear-shaped cream-jug with branch handle and on three branch feet en suite.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1073.1-.3
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
French Porcelain
Status
Not on view
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