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.)
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 viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceJas. 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)
about 1763–68
dated 1779
about 1723
about 1750
about 1725
about 1752
1765–75
1760–75
about 1730–40
about 1730–40
1730–40
about 1730–40