The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Glass Cooler (Seau à verre ordinaire)
1759–60
manufacturer
(French, est. 1756)
Overall: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.)
Bequest of Mrs. Everett R. Castle 1972.180
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
A bottle cooler of this design was first purchased in 1752 by Madame de Pompadour, great patron of the Sèvres porcelain factory and official mistress of French King Louis XV.Description
In 18th-century France, wine was traditionally drunk chilled. This object would have held crushed ice or ice water to chill small bottles or glasses. Shifts in the strict dining protocol of 18th-century France under Louis XV meant that bottle coolers would have been placed within reach of the diners, rather than their traditional placement on the side board.- Mrs. Everett R. Castle, Cleveland, Ohio.
- Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).
- {{cite web|title=Glass Cooler (Seau à verre ordinaire)|url=false|author=Sèvres Porcelain Factory|year=1759–60|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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