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Vase

French (Sceaux)
about 1780

Medium/Technique Tin-glazed earthenware with colored enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions Overall: 16.7 x 18.4 x 12.1 cm (6 9/16 x 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2023a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryEarthenware

DescriptionJardiniere vase with pierced stand; decorated with family scenes front and back in style of Boucher. Flanked by panels of flowers. Green and gilt borders.
Marks none
ProvenanceForsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession date: December 24, 1965)