Tea service (déjeuner)

Manufacturer Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, founded 1756)

OriginSèvres, Île-de-France, France

PeriodLouis XV (1715-1744)

Date1786

Mediumsoft-paste porcelain, enamel, and gold.

DimensionsOverall: 3.1 x 22.3 x 24.7 cm (1 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.) Overall: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (10.8 x 14 x 7.9 cm) Overall: 4 x 4 1/8 in. (10.2 x 10.5 cm) Overall: 3 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. (9.9 x 8.2 cm) Overall: 2 3/8 x 3 in. (6 x 7.6 cm)

MarkingsInterlaced L’s enclosing a date letter "ii" for 1786, painter’s mark "L" for Denis Levé (active 1754-93 and later) in overglaze purple enamel

DescriptionA Sèvres yellow ground solitaire, painted with sienna-coloured urns and flowerheads surrounded by scrolls, branched and perched birds within bells and single-line borders. The white rims are similarly decorated in colures between gilt lines and dentil borders:
A shaped octagonal tray with perforated handles
A teapot and cover
A creamer
A sugar bowl and cover
A cylindrical cup and saucer

Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner

Object numberG83.1.1077.1-8

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

French Porcelain

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Status

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