Plateau (de dejeuner) a tiroir a pied
Tray
ca. 1774-ca. 1775 (made)
ca. 1774-ca. 1775 (made)
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Tray, rectangular, plain sides, four feet, soft-paste porcelain, decorated with figures in a farmyard scene painted in enamels and gilt on a bleu nouveau ground. Rim hole.
Object details
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| Title | Plateau (de dejeuner) a tiroir a pied (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Porcelain tray, decorated with figures in a farmyard scene painted in enamels, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, about 1774-1775 |
| Physical description | Tray, rectangular, plain sides, four feet, soft-paste porcelain, decorated with figures in a farmyard scene painted in enamels and gilt on a bleu nouveau ground. Rim hole. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
| Object history | John Jones Bequest Cat. no. 166. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Savill, Rosalind. The Wallace Collection: Catalogue of Sèvres Porcelain, 3 vols. London: Trustees of the Wallace Collection, 1988. See Vol. II, pp. 879-881 for a rectangular plaque, catalogue no. C503a with the same farmyard scene. See also note 58 for details of two further items with the same scene: a plateau Courteille of 1763 in the Duke of Leeds sale and a Cuvette à tombeau in the Mentmore sale. |
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| Accession number | 800-1882 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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