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Liqueur bottle cooler (seau ovale à liqueur)

Manufactory Vincennes Manufactory French
1755
Not on view
This cooler, intended for liqueur bottles, is fitted with a central, removable panel that is perforated in a decorative pattern. These holes would allow the water from melting ice to flow from one side to another.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Liqueur bottle cooler (seau ovale à liqueur)
  • Manufactory: Vincennes Manufactory (French, ca. 1740–1756)
  • Date: 1755
  • Culture: French, Vincennes
  • Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: Overall: 4 7/8 × 12 3/8 × 5 3/4 in. (12.4 cm, 14.6 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976
  • Object Number: 1976.155.166a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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