Creative Commons License
Pitcher (Pot à l'eau à la romaine)
ca. 1755
soft paste porcelain with enamels and gilt
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Louis XV's goldsmith and bronze-caster, Jean-Claude Duplessis, produced the models for these rococo vessels. A.T. Cornaille was responsible for the floral decoration. The turquoise ground color, "bleu céleste," was one of the first colors introduced at Vincennes.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France, Vincennes (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5/8 in. (24.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
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.
48.647