Ice Plate (Patelle à glace)

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, active 1756 - present) (Manufacturer)

Louis-Philippe (French, King of France 1830-1848) (Patron)

French (Artist)

1846-1847

hard paste porcelain

Sèvres Manufactory produced this Neoclassical ice plate as part of a porcelain service commissioned by Louis-Philippe, King of France from 1830-1848. Plates like this one would be used to serve ice cream, a dessert that only the wealthiest could afford to have produced. Louis-Philippe’s crowned gilt monogram appears at the center of the dish, framed by a branch of oak leaves and laurel leaves, bound together by a neatly tied bow. A heavy boarder of gold leaf frames the entire dish. This ice plate is from “le service des balls,” the porcelain ware used by aristocratic guests at Louis-Philippe’s grand parties held at the Château de Eu in Normandy.

Inscription

[Factory Mark] Blue circle with crowned monogram “LP” and a date of 1846 on bottom of plate; [Chateau Mark] Red, sun-like circle with crowned “Chateau de Eu” printed in the center on bottom of plate; [Factory Mark] Chrome green with Louis-Philippe’s crowned initials flanked by “SV.” and the abbreviated date of “47” on bottom of plate; [Molders Mark] Illegible incision into bottom of plate, possibly “F.”

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Geographies

France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Overall Plate H: 11/16 × Diam: 5 7/8 in. (1.8 × 15 cm).

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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48.533

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