Cleveland Museum of Art

Pair of Covered Tureens on Stand (Paire de pots-à-oille)

Sèvres Porcelain Factory

Date

1757–58

Medium

soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration

Culture

France, Sèvres

Department

Decorative Art and Design

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

A misconception influenced by 19th-century art historical texts, the pale pink that appears on Sèvres porcelain is commonly and incorrectly called rose Pompadour after Madame de Pompadour, official mistress of French King Louis XV. Though she was a great patron of the factory, this pale pink ground did not carry her name during its mid-18th-century production. Instead, factory records refer to this striking pink simply as rose. Oille , which may come from the Spanish word for cooking pot, olla , refers to a Spanish stew of meat and vegetables popularized by Anne of Austria and Maria-Theresa, respective wives of Louis XIII and Louis XIV.

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