Ewer and Basin (Pot a l'Eau et jatte Feuille d'Eau)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ewer and Basin (Pot a l'Eau et jatte Feuille d'Eau)

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, founded 1740)

Date
c. 1756–1760
Medium
Enameled and gilded soft-paste porcelain
Culture
Sèvres
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

Modeled with water lilies in relief, this rare ewer and basin set blends Rococo sensibility, with its emphasis on forms borrowed from nature, with the plastic potential of porcelain.

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Object type
AAT300386308

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