Dessert plate with seated figure
On View In:
Gallery 333
Artist:   Pierre-André Le Guay
Joseph Léopold Weydinger
Sèvres Porcelain Factory  
Title:   Dessert plate with seated figure  
Date:   c. 1810  
Medium:   Porcelain with enamel decoration and gilding  
Dimensions:   1 3/8 x 9 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. (3.49 x 23.18 x 23.18 cm)  
Credit Line:   Bequest of Alfred Duane Pell  
Location:   Gallery 333  

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Sèvres Porcelain Factory  
Role:   Manufacturer  
Life Dates:   Paris, est. 1756  
 
Name:   Le Guay, Pierre-André  
Role:   Decorator  
Nationality:   French, active 1778-1804  
Life Dates:   French, active 1778-1804  
 
Name:   Weydinger, Joseph Léopold  
Role:   Decorator  
Nationality:   French, active 1778-1829  
Life Dates:   French, active 1778-1829  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:   Mark marks: erased  
Classification:   Ceramics  
Physical Description:   Plate, ceramic-porcelain, seated figure eating out of a bowl with Greek vase at his feet, French, XIXc cat. card dims H 1-1/4 x diam 9-1/8' Holiday Traditions, French Room. Part of a dessert service that has been attributed to Pièrre André Le Guay (active 1773-1817), and Joseph Leopold Weydinger (active 1778-1829)  
Creation Place:   Europe, France, , ,  
Accession #:   25.417.31  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts