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Tobacco jar
Made at: Sèvres Manufactory (France)
French
1758
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels and gold
Dimensions
10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.1844
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionOne of a pair (with 65.1845). Each jar is cylindrical in form with a flat base, and is decorated with a turquoise (bleu celeste) ground. On each, the oval reserves are painted with polychrome mixed flowers on the obverse and various fruits and flowers on the reverse. Tooled gilt flowers, scrolls, and diapered panels frame each reserve. A plain gilt band encircles each base and a gilt dentil band decorates each rim. Originally, these jars would have had covers.
Marks
interlaced Ls enclosing date letter F, painter's mark below (partly obliterated), possibly for Guillaume Noel (active at Sevres 1755-1800), both inblue enamel; incised 4.
ProvenancePossibly Baronne Leopold de Rothschild, Hamilton Palace, England [see note 1]. Possibly Sir Anthony de Rothschild, London [see note 1]. Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York; December 28, 1948, sold by Rosenberg & Stiebel to Forsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)
NOTES:
[1] See Jeffrey H. Munger, "The Forsyth Wickes Collection" (1992, p. 170).
NOTES:
[1] See Jeffrey H. Munger, "The Forsyth Wickes Collection" (1992, p. 170).