Covered Tureen (Terrine du roi)
Sèvres Porcelain Factory
1756–1757
- Medium
- soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration
- Dimensions
- 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.)
- Genre
- Ceramics
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
France, Sèvres
About
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.
