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Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1764
Materials
Porcelain painted in bright colours with gilt foliage and palms
Place of origin
Sèvres
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Croome Park, Worcestershire
NT 170998
Summary
Tea Service (déjeuner 'du roi’), Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, 1764. The service consists of a plateau ‘du roi’, a cup and saucer ‘Hébert’ and sugar bowl ‘Bouret’; it has an overglaze-blue (bleu nouveau) ground and pastoral scenes after François Boucher painted by Charles-Nicolas Dodin. The choice of scenes was probably selected for Dodin's use by Jean Jacques Bachelier, artistic director (directeur artistique) at Sèvres. Dodin had been painting plaques with figure scenes since 1760, particularly for Madame de Pompadour, and this exceptional service may have originally been for her but was not completed before her death on 15 April 1764. The service was purchased by George, Sixth Earl of Coventry during a three-week visit to Paris in August to September 1764.
Provenance
Manufactured in Sèvres, France in 1764. Loaned to The National Trust by The Croome Heritage Trust in December 2007
Makers and roles
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory , ceramic manufacturer