Bottle cooler from the Louis XV service (seau à bouteille)
Object type: Cooler
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Vincennes
Artist: Vincennes Manufactory|Jean-Claude Duplessis
Artist bio: French, ca. 1740–1756|French, ca. 1695–1774, active 1748–74
Artist role: Manufactory|Modeler
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: ca. 1753
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 7 11/16 x 10 3/8 x 8 in. (19.5 x 26.4 x 20.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1970
Accession year: 1970
Tags: Birds|Flowers