Two-handled covered monochrome bouillon tureen
CultureFrench
ManufacturedNevers, France
Period18th Century
Date18th Century
MediumTin glaze earthenware decorated in blue and manganese
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (19.1 × 19.1 cm)
Markings"Premier amour vit de désirs/Vieil amour vit de sourvenirs" (First love feeds on desire/Old love lives on memories)
DescriptionNevers, Two-handled covered monochrome bouillon tureen («faïence parlante»). 18th century.
Credit LineThe Pierre Karch and Mariel O'Neill-Karch Collection.
Object numberG14.4.16a-b
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
French Earthenware - FaïenceStatus
Not on view
late 17th-early 18th Century
Object number: G14.4.17
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1730
Object number: G83.1.588.1a-b-2a-b
Artist / Maker: Jean-Baptiste Guillibaud Manufacture
ca. 1730
Object number: G12.14.17.1-2