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Liqueur Bottle Cooler (seau à liqueur rond)
(18th and 19th Centuries )
At the request of the factory director, J.R. Boileau, this form of bottle cooler was developed in 1753. The "bleu lapis" ground is gilded in a "caillouté" or pebbled pattern. The flower painting is attributed to Pierre-Joseph Rosset (1734-1799 (?)).
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
A. Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1914
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.749
