Bowl from the Rambouillet service (Jatte écuelle)

Jean Jacques Lagrenée|Sèvres Manufactory

1787 · Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

One of the most celebrated services of the late eighteenth century was created for Marie-Antoinette's pleasure dairy at the château of Rambouillet. The design of the service was in the most up to date neoclassical taste, and the somewhat austere painted decoration was inspired by Greek vases. While a total of sixty-five pieces were delivered in two shipments to Rambouillet, only fifteen pieces are known today.

Artist

Jean Jacques Lagrenée|Sèvres Manufactory

Date

1787

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels

Culture

French, Sèvres

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, Mrs. Sid R. Bass Gift, in honor of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, and Anonymous Gift, 1997