Sugar Bowl and Stand

Art Institute of Chicago

Sugar Bowl and Stand

Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory

Date
c. 1753
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain, underglaze blue ground, and gilding
Culture
Vincennes
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

Bleu lapis was one of the ground colors most often found on Vincennes and Sèvres porcelains. The simple contrast of this dark color and the brilliant white of the porcelain body, accented by gilded ornaments, created a rich and sophisticated decoration.

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Object type
AAT300386308

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