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1953

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2015

2025

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Ewer Ewer

This is a ewer. It was manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1858 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan. It is credited Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 18.6 × 12.2 × 8.5 cm (7 5/16 × 4 13/16 × 3 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] "DORÉ À SÈVRES 58" surrounding crowned "N", printed in red-brown (gilt decoration added in 1858) [2] "14.9.45.3", painted in green overglaze [3] "No. 6. 43G.", incised underglaze

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Ewer Ewer; Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D: 18.6 × 12.2 × 8.5 cm (7 5/16 × 4 13/16 × 3 3/8 in.); Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan; 1953-17-113

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