Salver presented to the Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria by King Louis XV of France, 1757

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres · 1757 · Art Institute of Chicago

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The French royal porcelain manufactory at Sèvres, outside Paris, drew nobility, royalty, and other wealthy patrons from across Europe with the rich colors and lavish gilding of its fashionable wares. This dish is part of a much larger dinner service commissioned from the factory. Unequivocal statements of luxury and sophistication, these services epitomize the prestige of French design in Europe during the 1700s.

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Maker: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present), Sèvres, France
Date: 1757
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain, green ground, polychrome enamels, and gilding
Dimensions: 3.2 × 23.1 cm (1 1/4 × 9 1/16 in.)
Place of origin: Sèvres
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · On view · Galleries 231-233
Credit line: Gift of the Antiquarian Society in memory of Mrs. Edward Byron Smith, through the Mrs. Arthur S. Bowes, Mrs. DeWitt W. Buchanan, Jr., Mrs. Huntington Eldridge, Mrs. William O. Hunt, Mr. Edward Byron Smith, Mrs. Howard A. Stotler, Mrs. John W. Taylor III, Mrs. Frank E. Voysey, and Mrs. Burke Williamson Funds

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Details

Maker

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present), Sèvres, France

Date

1757

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain, green ground, polychrome enamels, and gilding

Dimensions

3.2 × 23.1 cm (1 1/4 × 9 1/16 in.)

Place of origin

Sèvres

Held by

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · On view · Galleries 231-233

Credit line

Gift of the Antiquarian Society in memory of Mrs. Edward Byron Smith, through the Mrs. Arthur S. Bowes, Mrs. DeWitt W. Buchanan, Jr., Mrs. Huntington Eldridge, Mrs. William O. Hunt, Mr. Edward Byron Smith, Mrs. Howard A. Stotler, Mrs. John W. Taylor III, Mrs. Frank E. Voysey, and Mrs. Burke Williamson Funds

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Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0