Sevres

sa'vr, a celebrated kind of French porcelain. Its manufacture was begun at Vincennes in 1745. In 1756 it was transferred to the village of Sevres, midway between Paris and Versailles. In 1760 the manufactory was purchased by Louis XIII. It has been in the hands of the French government ever since. The present factory employs about 200 persons. Sevres is made of kaolin. The richest pieces are decorated with small bubbles of colored enamel, imitating rubies, emeralds, etc. The ware has the faculty of absorbing decorative colors, giving them a peculiar richness and softness much admired. The finest collection of this ware is to be seen in the museum of Sevres itself. See Porcelain; Meissen; China Clay; Pottery