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Vase
Made at: Sceaux Manufactory, France
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
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
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)