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Wine Glass and Bottle Cooler (Verrière et Seau à Liqueur; One of a Pair) Monteith And Bottle Cooler

This is a monteith and bottle cooler. It was manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory and painted by Noël Guillaume. It is dated 1772 and we acquired it in 1977. Its medium is soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This type of basin or monteith was used for rinsing or cooling wine glasses during a meal. At this time, only one glass was used during the service of many wines. The form eventually disappeared when glass became more widely available and was kept on the table. Eventually, each type of wine had its own glass. (Tools for the Table, 1993).

It is credited Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 30.4 x 30.4 x 13.3 cm (11 15/16 x 11 15/16 x 5 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] interlaced LLs enclosing "T", painted in puce overglaze (manufactory and date mark) [2] zodiacal sign for Libra, painted in puce overglaze (above mark [1]) [3] "Année 1772 / Décor par / Guillaume Noël", written on rectangular label [4] "Art Céramique Ancien / NICOLIER / Expert / 7, Quai Voltaire, Paris", printed in brown on rectangular label [5] round neon orange label, adhered

It is signed

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It is inscribed

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Cite this object as

Wine Glass and Bottle Cooler (Verrière et Seau à Liqueur; One of a Pair) Monteith And Bottle Cooler; Painted by Noël Guillaume (French, active 1755 – 1807); Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); France; soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D: 30.4 x 30.4 x 13.3 cm (11 15/16 x 11 15/16 x 5 1/4 in.); Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund; 1977-57-2

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