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Pair of Glass Coolers (Seaux à Verre Echancrés), from a Service Acquired by Madame la Comtesse du Barry Coolers
This is a coolers. It was manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory and painted by Nicolas Catrice and Jean-Nicolas Le Bel (le jeune, later le père). It is dated 1771 and we acquired it in 1977. Its medium is soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Mrs. John Jay Ide.
It is credited The John Jay Ide Collection.
It has the following markings
Underside of -a: [1] interlaced LLs enclosing "s", painted in blue overglaze (manufactory and date mark) [2] interlocking SSs, painted in blue overglaze (painter's mark) [3] cursive "g R", incised Underside of -b: [1] interlaced LLs enclosing "s", painted in blue overglaze (manufactory and date mark) [2] "LB", painted in blue overglaze (painter's mark) [3] "M.1692A", painted in red overglaze [4] cursive "M", incised
It is signed
Not signed
It is inscribed
On both coolers: "DB", painted in polychrome enamels and gold
Cite this object as
Pair of Glass Coolers (Seaux à Verre Echancrés), from a Service Acquired by Madame la Comtesse du Barry Coolers; Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); Painted by Nicolas Catrice (French, active 1757 – 1774), Jean-Nicolas Le Bel (le jeune, later le père) (French, active 1772 – 1793); France; soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; The John Jay Ide Collection; 1977-52-28-a,b