Louis Philippe Pitcher

Ceramic

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Drexel Founding Collection

Name/Title

Louis Philippe Pitcher

Entry/Object ID

269

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

John H. Harjes, Paris

Notes

Date: 1894 Credit Line: Gift of Mr. John H. Harjes of Paris Means of Accession: gift

Made/Created

Artist

Sèvres Factory

Place

Country

France

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

3 in

Length

4-3/8 in

Material

Hard paste porcelain

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

To delineate which services were made for which palace, a red mark with the name of the royal palace was stamped on the underside of the pieces. Here you see objects from four of the royal palaces including the Tuileries, Necilly, D’Eu and Bizy.