Pair of Covered Tureens on Stand (Paire de pots-à-oille)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Pair of Covered Tureens on Stand (Paire de pots-à-oille)

Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756) · 1757–58

soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

<em>Oille</em>, which may come from the Spanish word for cooking pot, <em>olla</em>, refers to a Spanish stew of meat and vegetables popularized by Anne of Austria and Maria-Theresa, respective wives of Louis XIII and Louis XIV.

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