Sèvres
(France 1756– )
Soup plate (assiette à potage)
- Location
- 18th c European porcelain
- Further information
From a service acquired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1773 but returned to the factory a few years later. After additions the resulting large service was in part sold in 1781 and in part used as a diplomatic gift to Tipu Sultan, Sultan of Mysore, in 1788. The decoration is described in the factory records as point d’Espagne (the term refers to a lacework edging used on soft furnishings).
- Year
- 1773
- Media
- Ceramic
- Medium
- soft-paste porcelain
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 24.4 cm diam
- Credit
- On loan from Kenneth Reed
- Accession number
- L2012.185
