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Source Description
This form would be used to hold the icy water in which wine bottles could be kept cool. The deep blue color that covers much of the cooler's outside surface, known as "bleu lapis," was first introduced in 1751. This "ground" color has been used to frame shaped sections, or reserves, that feature lively birds and in landscapes painted on the white of the porcelain, scenes created by one of the Sèvres factory's most talented decorators, Louis-Denis Armand. Richly arrayed gilding frames not only the reserve panels and upper rim, but is also used in an overall pattern across the dark blue ground.
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Document identity
localId
35469
label
Wine Bottle Cooler (Seau à bouteille ordinaire)
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
35469
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Wine Bottle Cooler (Seau à bouteille ordinaire)
description
This form would be used to hold the icy water in which wine bottles could be kept cool. The deep blue color that covers much of the cooler's outside surface, known as "bleu lapis," was first introduced in 1751. This "ground" color has been used to frame shaped sections, or reserves, that feature lively birds and in landscapes painted on the white of the porcelain, scenes created by one of the Sèvres factory's most talented decorators, Louis-Denis Armand. Richly arrayed gilding frames not only the reserve panels and upper rim, but is also used in an overall pattern across the dark blue ground.
provenance
George Robinson Harding, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1759
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
vases
wine coolers
seau à demi-bouteilles
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19
height
20.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 1/2 x D: 8 3/16 in. (19 x 20.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Factory Mark] painted in blue: Intertwined LLs; [Date Letter] painted in blue within the interlaced LLs: F [1759]; [Decorator's Mark] painted in blue above the interlaced LLs: [a crescent shape for Louis-Denis Armand]
med
soft-paste porcelain, gilding, enamels
creator_ids
15117
1916
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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0a625853cc9afeee