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Flower vase (Courteille dish)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In 1756 the French royal porcelain factory moved from Vincennes to Sèvres. Initially it did not produce true hard-paste porcelain like that from China and the Meissen factory in Germany, but rather an imitation of it (pate tendre, soft-paste porcelain). With its striking colour for the ground, its panel with a painted scene and its elaborate gilding, this vase epitomizes the Sèvres factory's style during its first decade.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBloemenvaas (cuvette Courteille). 1760. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
