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Sweetmeat Dish

Made at: Sèvres Manufactory (France)
French
18th century with later decoration

Medium/Technique Hard paste porcelain
Dimensions Overall: 4.3 x 21.7 cm (1 11/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Nancy Cochrane Palmer in loving memory of her mother and stepfather Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Leavitt Pickman, Jr.
Accession Number1985.997
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionSoft-paste porcelain. Marks: in underglaze blue: interlace Ls enclosing v, beneath: B Bt (perhaps 19th century). Shaped square dish with later decoration including bleu celeste ground, four reserve panels of floral bouquets, central cupid, and elaborate floral gilding.
Marks Marks: in underglaze blue: interlace Ls enclosing v, beneath: B Bt (perhaps 19th century); incised "3" on underside.