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Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Tobacco Jar1764

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Porcelain covered jar with cobalt blue and gold ground, white oval reserve panel painted with fruit and flowers, domed lid with floral bouquet
Porcelain covered tankard with deep cobalt blue ground, densely decorated with gilt lace-work pattern; white oval reserve with painted polychrome flowers, two square handles, and domed lid with floral bouquet and white knop finial.

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, Jean-Baptiste Nouahlier, Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Tobacco Jar, 1764, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Decorative Arts Council, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Manufacturer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Painted by
Jean-Baptiste Nouahlier
Title
Tobacco Jar
Place Made
France
Date Made
1764
Medium
Porcelain with enamel, gilding, and glaze
Dimensions
Overall, with lid: 7 × 5 × 5 in. (17.78 × 12.7 × 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Decorative Arts Council
Accession Number
AC1998.128.1.1-.2
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design

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