Sèvres

Sèvres, a small town of France, dept. Seine-et-Oise, 10½ miles SW. of Paris by rail, is celebrated for its manufacture of artistic porcelain (see POTTERY), an industry carried on under state control since 1756. The Sèvres vases are of great value and are known the world over. Painted glass and mosaic are also made. See the illustrated Soft Porcelain of Sèvres, with Historical Introduction by E. Garnier (£8, 8s.; Lond. 1891). The Porcelain Museum contains a large and curious collection of articles in china and earthenware from all parts of the globe. Pop. 7506.