Sèvres
(France 1756– )
Tea canister and cover
- Location
- 18th c European porcelain
- Further information
The pale blue ground is a later variant of the turquoise blue ground colour (normally described in factory documents as ‘bleu céleste’) introduced in 1753. The piece bears on the base the red inventory number of the J Pierpont Morgan collection.
- Year
- 1776
- Media
- Ceramic
- Medium
- soft-paste porcelain
- Dimensions
- canister 6.7 x 7.3 x 5.1 cm; cover 1.4 x 3.0 cm diam; combined height 7.9 cm
- Credit
- On loan from Kenneth Reed
- Accession number
- L2012.188.a-b
