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Artist:
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Christophe-Ferdinand Caron
Sèvres Porcelain Factory
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Title:
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Teapot from a tea service for twelve
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Date:
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1807-1808
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Medium:
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Porcelain, enamel, gilt
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Dimensions:
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8 x 8 x 4 1/4 in. (20.32 x 20.32 x 10.8 cm)
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Credit Line:
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The Groves Foundation Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 310
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The Emperor Napoleon commissioned this service in 1807 and presented it to Prince William of Prussia in September, 1808. Each piece of the set, called a cabaret, is decorated with at least one scene derived from Jean de la Fontaine's (1621-95) Fables. The high quality of all the painted scenes marks this service as one of Christophe-Ferdinand Caron's greatest achievements while working as an animal painter at Sevres between 1792 and 1815. Caron studied plants at the botanical gardens in Paris as well as books on various animals and birds to create detailed scenes of the fables. Stories illustrated on the cups include the tortoise and the hare and the fox and the stork.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Caron, Christophe-Ferdinand
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Role:
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Decorator
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Nationality:
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French (Sèvres)
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Life Dates:
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French, 1774 - 1831
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Name:
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Sèvres Porcelain Factory
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Role:
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Manufacturer
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Life Dates:
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Paris, est. 1756
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Inscription; Stamp
on bottom: [Le Lion et le Moucheron] [L'Elephant et le Singe de Jupiter] stamped on bottom: [M.Imp te de Sèvres, 7]
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Classification:
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Ceramics
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Physical Description:
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Presented by Emperor Napoleon the First to Prince William of Prussia in 1808; painted with scenes from the Fables of La Fontaine
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Creation Place:
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Europe, France, , , Sèvres
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Accession #:
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81.101.1a,b
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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