Seal
ca. 1750 (made)
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Seal of soft-paste porcelain, in the form of a woman with a baby, painted in colours and gilded. Mounted in gold with an intaglio in carnelian. The woman is in pink cloak and white headdress and sits on a green mound. Around the base is the motto 'J'AIME DES L'ENFANCE'. he carnelian is cut with two hearts on an altar.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in colours, gilded and mounted in gold with an intaglio in carnelian |
| Brief description | Seal of soft-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1750. |
| Physical description | Seal of soft-paste porcelain, in the form of a woman with a baby, painted in colours and gilded. Mounted in gold with an intaglio in carnelian. The woman is in pink cloak and white headdress and sits on a green mound. Around the base is the motto 'J'AIME DES L'ENFANCE'. he carnelian is cut with two hearts on an altar. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'J'AIME DES L'ENFANCE' (Inscribed in red around the base) |
| Credit line | Given by Mill Stephenson, Esq. |
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| Accession number | C.444-1927 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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