MAKE A MEME View Large Image Porcelain Manufactory - Statuettes of Venus and Mercury - Walters 48977, 48978.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Creator Manufacture nationale de Sèvres With the emergence of neoclassicism Sèvres began to manufacture unglazed porcelain ...
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Keywords: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory - Statuettes of Venus and Mercury - Walters 48977, 48978.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Creator Manufacture nationale de Sèvres With the emergence of neoclassicism Sèvres began to manufacture unglazed porcelain replicas of statuary Known as biscuit twice cooked the ceramic was fired in preparation of the paste and again in the shaping of the pieces These pieces were based on the works by J -B Pigalle The Mercury is modeled after the life-size statue Pigalle made for Frederic II's palace Sans Souci ca 1770 soft-paste porcelain 48 977 cm 23 3 ; 48 978 cm 24 accession number 48 977 48 978 77480 48 977 E F Bonaventure New York Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest 48 978 E F Bonaventure New York Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1909 48 977 1911 48 978 place of origin Sèvres France Walters Art Museum license Sèvres porcelain in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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