Ice Pot

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Gallery 106, American Art, first floor (McNeil Presidential China Gallery)

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Ice Pot

c. 1778

Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, France (1756–present) Gilded by Capelle (French, active 1746–1800)

The first American president acknowledged the social importance of a fashionably equipped dining table as early as 1757 when, as a young bachelor, he ordered “fine china dishes” from an English merchant. Throughout his lifetime of public service and private occupation, George Washington participated substantially in matters of domestic taste and style.

Gallery 106, American Art, first floor (McNeil Presidential China Gallery)

Object Details

Titles:

Ice Pot

Date:

c. 1778

Artists:

Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, France (1756–present) Gilded by Capelle (French, active 1746–1800)

Medium:

Hard paste porcelain, lead glaze, gilded decoration

Dimensions:

Height: 2 1/2 inches (6.4 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of the McNeil Americana Collection, 2006

Accession Number:

2006-3-22

Geography:

Made in Sevres, France, Europe

Context:

Reign: George Washington (1789-1797)

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Gallery 106, American Art, first floor (McNeil Presidential China Gallery)

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