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Group shot: 65.1859a-b, 65.1860a-b
Pot-Pourri in the Form of a Snail Shell
Group shot: 65.1859a-b, 65.1860a-b

Pot-Pourri in the Form of a Snail Shell

Sèvres Manufactory (France)
about 1763–68
Medium/TechniqueSoft-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration; gilt-bronze mounts
DimensionsOverall (pot): 13.1 x 16.3 x 12.8 cm (5 3/16 x 6 7/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
Other (lid): 16.3 x 12.8 cm (6 7/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.1859a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
InscriptionsNoneProvenanceJas. A. Lewis & Son, New York; December 21, 1949, Jas. A. Lewis & Son sold 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)
Group shot: 65.1859a-b, 65.1860a-b
Pot-Pourri in the Form of Snail Shells
Sèvres Manufactory
1763–68
Ewer and basin
Sèvres Manufactory
dated 1779
Image Not Available for Teapot
Teapot
Meissen Manufactory
about 1723
Image Not Available for Covered Ewer
Covered Ewer
Meissen Manufactory
about 1750–55; mounts about 1750–56
Pot-pourri Vase
Pot-pourri Vase
Sèvres Manufactory
about 1785–90
Group shot: 1983.43-4
Bust of Louis XV
Sèvres Manufactory
about 1760
Group shot: 1983.43-4
Bust of Marie Leszczyńska
Sèvres Manufactory
about 1760
Group shot: 65.2095a-b, 65.2096a-b
Mounted Vase
Meissen Manufactory
about 1730–35, gilt–bronze mounts, about 1745–49
Group shot: 65.2095a-b, 65.2096a-b
Mounted Vase
Meissen Manufactory
about 1730–35, gilt–bronze mounts, about 1745–49
Group shot: 65.1817a-b, 65.1818a-b, 65.1819a-b
Flower Vase
Sèvres Manufactory
1758
Covered sugar bowl and stand
Covered sugar bowl and stand
Sèvres Manufactory
1759
Group shot: 65.1817a-b, 65.1818a-b, 65.1819a-b
Flower Vase
Sèvres Manufactory
1758