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Covered Tureen (Terrine du roi)
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This tureen’s striking green background, or fond vert , was a major advancement for the Sèvres Porcelain Factory, known for their innovation in and mastery of color. Traditionally the largest, most expensive item in an 18th-century French dinner service, this tureen was part of a porcelain dining set presented to King Frederick V of Denmark by French King Louis XV in 1758.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineCovered Tureen (Terrine du roi), 1756–57. Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration; overall: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.); container: 15.9 x 22.6 x 16.5 cm (6 1/4 x 8 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1949.15
