Sevres Porcelain In The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

The body of the jardiniere is of blue porcelain, with a central field depicting three figures in a landscape, within a narrow gold frame. Mounted on a bronze base containing an oval porcelain portrait within i More

Design for a painted porcelain plate, rondel. Sketch showing a figure of a woman, center middleground, serving [?] jam to a child. A figure is seated, left middleground, in front of a palm [?] tree. A seconda More

Design for a painted porcelain plate, square format. Scene at entrance to a church. Figures of a bride and groom, left middleground, exit the church. A niche, right background, displays a sculpture of the Vir More

Design for a painted porcelain plate, rondel. Scene in a kitchen. A figure of a cook, right middleground, cuts fruit into a large bowl while a woman, seated at right, assists her. A young boy, center middlegro More

Cylindrical, with gilded brass strip at edge. Bleu céleste (sky blue) ground color with gilded pattern of circles. Gilded cartouches at front and back frame garden scenes with birds.

A bust portrait of Benjamin Franklin in biscuit porcelain on a gilded underglaze-blue waisted socle.

A bust portrait of Benjamin Franklin in biscuit porcelain on a gilded underglaze-blue waisted socle.

A bust portrait of Benjamin Franklin in biscuit porcelain on a gilded underglaze-blue waisted socle.

A bust portrait of Benjamin Franklin in biscuit porcelain on a gilded underglaze-blue waisted socle.

Oval body with vertical handle at higher end; white ground with gilt band of small scallops around rim, gilt band around base and gilding on handle. Six sprays of multicolored flowers around body.

Oval body with vertical handle at higher end; white ground with gilt band of small scallops around rim, gilt band around base and gilding on handle. Six sprays of multicolored flowers around body.

Boat-shaped vessel, one end higher than the other; vertical handle at high end. White ground with gilt rim, below which is gilt diaper patterns on blue. Beneath this area are rose and mulberry-colored swags wit More

Boat-shaped vessel, one end higher than the other; vertical handle at high end. White ground with gilt rim, below which is gilt diaper patterns on blue. Beneath this area are rose and mulberry-colored swags wit More

Ten-sided bowl, with flairing rim; white ground decorated with sprays of flowers on exterior and rim; blue bands with touches of gilding along rim and foot.

Ten-sided bowl, with flairing rim; white ground decorated with sprays of flowers on exterior and rim; blue bands with touches of gilding along rim and foot.

Oval bowl on low foot. Floral bouquets within oval cartouches outlined in gilding and cobalt. Gilding at rim and foot.

Round with four quadrant protrusions in sides. Decorated with floral sprays. Slim blue band on inside edge. Top edge gilded.

Round with four quadrant protrusions in sides. Decorated with floral sprays. Slim blue band on inside edge. Top edge gilded.

Round with four quadrant protrusions in sides. Decorated with floral sprays. Slim blue band on inside edge. Top edge gilded.

Circular plate. In center a polychromed scene of barrel washing, with inscription "Brasserie / Etonnerie;" gilt rim with deep blue diaper pattern.

Curved and shaped bowls, slightly flaring, on cavetto feet. Loop handles ending in leaves. Plum blossom relief on sides. Edges and leaf-forms on and below handles decorated with blue peigné and gold.

Curved and shaped bowls, slightly flaring, on cavetto feet. Loop handles ending in leaves. Plum blossom relief on sides. Edges and leaf-forms on and below handles decorated with blue peigné and gold.

A blue porcelain vase with gold details. Vase is decorated with a pattern of large leaves in the form of stars. The stacked foot and beaded lip are both finished in gold.

Public domain photo of a golden object, France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Oval tray with shaped edge. Two cups and flat covers with oblong knobs. Decoration of scattered floral sprays and blue bands.

Figure of a crab on rock-like base, claws resting on shell which forms small disg. Mottled glaze, some crystalline glaze. Crab pink, shell cream-colored, base blues, greens, cream.

Vase-shaped jug with broad everted lip and tall loop handle. Decorated en suite with set: five large roundels with birds, four with butterflies. Lip, handle and foot gilded. Shell motif painted below lip.

Vase-shaped jug with broad everted lip and tall loop handle. Decorated en suite with set: five large roundels with birds, four with butterflies. Lip, handle and foot gilded. Shell motif painted below lip.

Pear-shaped with shaped mouth and lip; handle and three feet modelled and gilded in imitation of tree bark. Gilded floral spray in relief at points of junction of feet and handle with body. Painted floral swags More

Flat-based cup with straight sides, tapered slightly outward toward lip. Loop handle with rosette at juncture at upper end. Handle and interior completely gilded. Decorated outside en suite with service: three More

Flat-based cup with straight sides, tapered slightly outward toward lip. Loop handle with rosette at juncture at upper end. Handle and interior completely gilded. Decorated outside en suite with service: three More

Short, cylindrical cup (a) with scroll handle; light blue enamel and gilded decoration consisting of overlapping semi-circular fan motifs with blue centers and gilded parallel lines, and narrow bands of gold oa More

A porcelain cup and saucer with floral pattern in gilding. Public domain photograph of French art object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Short, cylindrical cup (a) with scroll handle; enamel and gilded decoration consisting of gilt dots picked out in black, on blue ground; large, central, gilt-bordered oval cartouch with spray of three tulip blo More

Cup and saucer with blue floral decoration. Gilding at rims. Public domain photograph of French art object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cup and saucer with blue floral decoration. Gilding at rims. Public domain photograph of French art object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A porcelain cup and saucer with floral pattern in gilding. Public domain photograph of French art object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cup with a gilded, receding foot. Two gilded, horizontal handles in the antique style. Decorated with a purple, gilt borders and two circular reserves with the monogram MC, the latter letter in the form of a ga More

Napoleon III shallow cup with flaring edges. Circular handle with knobs. Flat saucer with curved edges. Gilding on all edges and crowned cipher on cup.

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central More

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with con- tinuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and centr More

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central More

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central More

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central More

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central More

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central More

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central More

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central More

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central More

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central More

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central More

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central More

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central More

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central More

Flat circular food. Gilding on edges. Decorated with crowned cipher of Napoleon III.

Two figures. A woman reclining on right elbow, clutching flowers. Left hand and foot upraised. Man seated on stump, leaning forward.

Figure in long flowing gown, full sleeves. Head thrown back, turned to right. Right arm upraised, flexed, palm turned outward. Left hand gathers gown at waist. Sandaled left foot appears at back.

Cylindrical, with rounded bottom and slight cylindrical foot; flaring edge, shaped. Flat cover with vertical cylindrical collar, and scrolled handle. Decorated with scattered clusters of flowers and fruit, and More

Two seated figures. Woman with cracked wooden shoe on her lap and arms dejectedly at her side. Sitting at her feet, a child with arms clasped around their knee, gaze fixed on the shoe. Irregular plinth with bas More

Cylindrical, with gilded brass strip at edge. Bleu céleste (sky blue) ground color with gilded pattern of circles. Gilded cartouches at front and back frame garden scenes with birds.

Oval slightly scalloped sides. Decorated with floral sprays. Slim blue band on inside edge. Top edge gilded.

Oval slightly scalloped sides. Decorated with floral sprays. Slim blue band on inside edge. Top edge gilded.

Rectangular plaque decorated with central clusters of rose and anemones, and serpentine sprays of roses, anemones and morning glories, foliage.

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with con- tinuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and centr More

Flat marli. Concentric bands, in gold: plain, advancing wave motif, and scattered stars; enclosing view of the Sèvres porcelain factory in colors after an 1817 drawing by Achille Etna Michallon.

Marly divided into six parts with molded relief scrollwork, and three oval reserves with florals are outlined in gilding, against a green ground. At center, hand-painted birds and trees.

Marly divided into six parts with molded relief scrollwork, and three oval reserves with florals are outlined in gilding, against a green ground. At center, hand-painted birds and trees.

Circular, the rim scalloped and gilded. Cavetto and border with small polychrome floral sprays on white ground; the border with narrow blue stripes interrupted by short diagonal strokes of gold, in pairs.

Round with four quadrant protrusions in sides. Decorated with floral sprays. Slim blue band on inside edge. Top edge gilded.

Circular form with alternating large roundels of fruit on faux malechite background. Smaller roundels of butterflies on lapis background. Center contains a shell on a marbelized background surrounded by a cof More

Circular form with alternating large roundels of fruit on faux malechite background. Smaller roundels of butterflies on lapis background. Center contains a shell on a marbelized background surrounded by a cof More

Circular form with alternating large roundels of fruit on faux malechite background. Smaller roundels of butterflies on lapis background. Center contains a shell on a marbelized background surrounded by a cof More

Circular form with alternating large roundels of fruit on faux malechite background. Smaller roundels of butterflies on lapis background. Center contains a shell on a marbelized background surrounded by a cof More

Hexagonal form with rounded corners. Molded with relief decoration of Japanese-style flowers on body and lid. Scattered sprays of blue flowers. Gilding at edges and on the stem of the floral finial, whose petal More

Circular flat-based vase-shaped bowl (a); cover (b) with incurved shoulder and flat top, acorn finial. Lion mask handle at each side. Cover and handles entirely gilded. Decorated en suite with set: four large r More

Google Cultural Institute Public domain photograph of French art object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Google Cultural Institute Public domain photograph of French art object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Flat-based teapot with curved sides, tall strap handle and curved spout; flat top with circular cover with acorn finial. Cover, hand and spout gilded. Body decorated with roundels painted in polychrome enamels More

Flat-based teapot with curved sides, tall strap handle and curved spout; flat top with circular cover with acorn finial. Cover, hand and spout gilded. Body decorated with roundels painted in polychrome enamels More

Oval tray with raised and everted rim. Decorated with outer border of interlaced triangular geometric motifs in lapis blue against brown background, surrounded by thin gold rims; then a border of tooled gildin More

Oval tray with raised and everted rim. Decorated with outer border of interlaced triangular geometric motifs in lapis blue against brown background, surrounded by thin gold rims; then a border of tooled gildin More

A figurine of a mermaid holding a shell, France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A figurine of a mermaid holding a shell, France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A statue of a mermaid with a fish tail, France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain photo of a 3d object, France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Four-footed tureen with lid having handle of vegetables in relief. The body and lid with white ground decorated with flowers and blue bands at edges; decoration heightened by gilding at legs, handles and edges More

Tall cylindrical body, slightly flared and squared at base, rising to a system of abstract scrolls and free form projections at the slightly squared mouth. Glazed in mottled brown, rust, and grey-green.

Crenellated glass cooler with floral garlands on white ground. Public domain photograph of French art object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Oval with shaed edges and double flange for divider on inside. Lower half painted with scattered pink roses. At top, a wide band of turquoise oeil-de-perdrix pattern, wit reserves containing roses.

Cup with a gilded, receding foot. Two gilded, horizontal handles in the antique style. Decorated with a purple, gilt borders and two circular reserves with the monogram MC, the latter letter in the form of a g More