Description
This covered bowl is one of the earliest surviving examples of Vincennes porcelain. Its decorations, particularly the lacy borders, show the influence of Meissen porcelain, but an individual note is struck in the extreme delicacy and colorful restraint of the painting of the landscape scenes.
Provenance
formerly in the J. Pierpont Morgan collection; (Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York).
Accession Number
1944.225.a
Medium
soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration
Dimensions
Part 1: 8.1 x 16.2 cm (3 3/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
Classification
Ceramic
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund