Dessert plate depicting a bust of Venus d'Arles
Dessert plate depicting a bust of Venus d'Arles

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Dessert plate depicting a bust of Venus d'Arles,

1812

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, established 1756, France
y753
This plate is from the second of two services by Sèvres that are decorated with images of ancient sculptures. Executed between 1812 and 1817, the service was given to Pope Pius VII. The date when it left the Vatican is unknown, but pieces were for sale in Philadelphia in 1888. William Prime purchased five plates and included this one in the Museum’s founding donation of ceramics in 1895. This plate shows a detail of the Venus of Arles, discovered in 1651 and painted here as if it were a cameo.

Information

Title
Dessert plate depicting a bust of Venus d'Arles
Dates

1812

Maker
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
diam. 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Trumbull-Prime Collection
Object Number
y753
Place Made

Europe, France, Sevres

Inscription
In black on back, along edge: 15.j.11 In gold on back, along edge: 6 fer B. T. of 3S
Marks/Labels/Seals
Maker's mark on back: de Sevres / 1812
Culture
French
Type
porcelain, ceramics, dessert plates
Materials
hard paste porcelain
Subject
Roman mythology, deities, busts, scrollwork, women

Mary Hollister Prime (née Trumbull) (1827-1872) and William Cowper Prime, Class of 1843 (1825-1905); 1890 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

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