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Sundial
Made at: Sèvres Manufactory (France)
Decorated by: Gilbert Drouet (active 1785–1825)
Decorated by: Francois-Antoine Pfeiffer (French, active 1771–1800)
Decorated by: Gilbert Drouet (active 1785–1825)
Decorated by: Francois-Antoine Pfeiffer (French, active 1771–1800)
French
1794–95
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions
Height: 3.8cm (1 1/2in.)
Diameter: 28.6cm (11 1/4in.)
Diameter: 28.6cm (11 1/4in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Julia Bird, Madeleine Kidder, and Sybil Wolcott
Accession Number1980.467
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionPresented to J. C. Batellier de Vitry-sur-Marne, second year of the Republic. Sèvres porcelain, octagonal form with red marbleized surface at sides and oak leaf decoration; dial painting in red, black and gold; red cap and other modern bronze gnomon.
Provenance1793, created for Jean-César Battelier (b. 1752 - d. 1808), Vitry-sur-Marne, France. By 1922, Helen Kortright (Mrs. Randolph Morgan) Appleton (b. 1864), Boston; by descent to her daughters, Madeleine Appleton (Mrs. Alfred Vincent) Kidder (b. 1891), Cambridge, Julia Appleton (Mrs. Charles Sumner) Bird (b. 1894), East Walpole, MA, and Sybil Appleton (Mrs. Oliver) Wolcott (b. 1899); 1980, gift of Julia Bird, Madeleine Kidder, and Sybil Wolcott to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1980)