Pot à tabac
Tobacco Jar
ca. 1748-ca. 1751 (made)
ca. 1748-ca. 1751 (made)
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Porcelain straight sided cylindrical tobacco jar, painted with a floral pattern on a white ground. Lacking lid.
Object details
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| Title | Pot à tabac (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Porcelain straight sided cylindrical tobacco jar, painted with a floral pattern, Vincennes porcelain factory, France, about 1748-1751 |
| Physical description | Porcelain straight sided cylindrical tobacco jar, painted with a floral pattern on a white ground. Lacking lid. |
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| Object history | Bought from Mr. A. Amor. From Vicountess Harcourt Sale, Christie's, June 22 1927 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Exh. Porcelains de Vincennes, Paris 1977/8 cat. no. 211, p.90. |
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| Accession number | C.299-1927 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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