ID: 700008588 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008588	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Ewer and Basin (toilet set (washing set); possibly designed by Jean-Claude Duplessis the Elder (French...; 1757; J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, Calif...; 84.DE.88.1-2)

Note: Although in the form of utilitarian objects, this ewer and basin were probably made for display rather than for practical purposes. The vivid color of their pink ground, a new innovation in 1757 when this set was made, would have been particularly admired because it was expensive to produce and difficult to fire. The pink decoration with its gilded outlines imitates molded water lily leaves. This pair is the larger of two sizes of ewers and basins of this shape made by the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, only a small number of which survive today. Scholars attribute the design of the models for this set to Jean-Claude Duplessis, the innovative head of the Sèvres modeling studio.

Titles:

Ewer and Basin (preferred,C,U,D,RP,English-P,U,U)

Broc et jatte feuille d'eau, première grandeur (C,U,French,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

toilet set (washing set) [300236098] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Object Groupings and Systems (hierarchy name), object groupings, <object groupings by specific context>, container groupings)

ewer (vessel) [300045666]

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by form>, vessels (containers))

bowl (vessel) [300203596]

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by form>, vessels (containers))

Classifications:

decorative arts (preferred)

Creation Date: 1757

Creator Display:

possibly designed by Jean-Claude Duplessis the Elder (French, about 1695 - 1774); Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1756 - present) [preferred,VP]

creator Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French porcelain manufactory, active from 1756 to the present) [500054661]

designer Duplessis, Jean-Claude, the Elder (Italian-French designer, goldsmith, ca. 1695-1774) Qualifier: possibly by [500055285]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500115988] J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 84.DE.88.1-2

Address Note: Getty Center, Museum South Pavilion, Gallery S110

Display Materials: Soft paste porcelain; pink ground color, polychrome enamel decoration; gilding

	soft paste porcelain (material) [300010665]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>, <ceramic and ceramic by product>, ceramic (material), porcelain (material))

	polychrome [300252261]
	.......(Physical Attributes Facet, Color (hierarchy name), <color and color-related phenomena>, color (perceived attribute), color-related attributes, multicolored)

	gilding (material) [300379350]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by form>)

Dimensions: ewer: 19.2 × 14.3 × 8.1 cm (7 9/16 × 5 5/8 × 3 3/16 in.); basin: 7 × 29.2 × 22.1 cm (2 3/4 × 11 1/2 × 8 11/16 in.)

Cultures:

French (preferred)

General Subject:

decorative arts (preferred,isness)

utilitarian objects (description)

Specific Subjects:

	flowers (plant materials) [300264247]
	.....(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material) (AAT)

	bathing (hygienic activity) [300343854]
	.....(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <subtractive processes and techniques>, cleaning, washing (cleaning)) (AAT)

	pink (color) [300124707]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Color (hierarchy name), colors (hues or tints), chromatic colors, pink colors) (AAT)

Inscriptions: The basin is painted in blue underneath with the factory mark of crossed L's for the Sèvres Manufactory enclosing the date letter "E" for 1757 and an unidentified painter's mark of a branch with leaves

Marks: Sèvres E

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Ewer and Basin	........ [VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
Broc et jatte feuille d'eau, première grandeur	........ [VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)