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

Pot-Pourri in the Form of Snail Shells

Sèvres Manufactory (France)
1763–68
Object PlaceSevres, France
Medium/TechniqueSoft-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration; gilt-bronze mounts
DimensionsOverall: 13.1 x 16.3cm (5 3/16 x 6 7/16in.)
Other (Parts A & B): 16.3 x 12.8cm (6 7/16 x 5 1/16in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.1860a-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
Sèvres Manufactory
about 1763–68
Sèvres Manufactory
dated 1779
Meissen Manufactory
about 1723
Meissen Manufactory
about 1750–55; mounts about 1750–56
Pot-pourri Vase
Sèvres Manufactory
about 1785–90
Group shot: 1983.43-4
Sèvres Manufactory
about 1760
Group shot: 1983.43-4
Sèvres Manufactory
about 1760
Group shot: 65.2095a-b, 65.2096a-b
Meissen Manufactory
about 1730–35, gilt–bronze mounts, about 1745–49
Group shot: 65.2095a-b, 65.2096a-b
Meissen Manufactory
about 1730–35, gilt–bronze mounts, about 1745–49
Group shot: 65.1817a-b, 65.1818a-b, 65.1819a-b
Sèvres Manufactory
1758
Covered sugar bowl and stand
Sèvres Manufactory
1759
Group shot: 65.1817a-b, 65.1818a-b, 65.1819a-b
Sèvres Manufactory
1758