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Work of Art Details

One of a Pair of Pitchers (Vase en burette)

Description: These pitchers with apple green grounds are decorated with trophies enclosed in floral wreaths.

Manufacturer: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, active 1756-present)
Created: ca. 1767
Medium: soft-paste porcelain with painted enamel decoration
Dimensions: 5 in. (12.8 cm)

Inscriptions & Markings: [Decorator's Mark] Floral wreaths possibly by Jean-Baptiste Tandar, aîné (1729-1816)

Country: France

Provenance: Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters
Accession No. 48.764