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Plateau (de d.)

Tray
ca. 1780-1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Form: sinuous round, acanthus moulded handles. Ground: pale bl. oeil de p. Decoration: classical scrolling foliage. Rim hole.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePlateau (de d.) (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Tray, porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, ca. 1780-1790
Physical description
Form: sinuous round, acanthus moulded handles. Ground: pale bl. oeil de p. Decoration: classical scrolling foliage. Rim hole.
Dimensions
  • Maximum width: 30.3cm
  • Width: 33.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's in blue-black enamel (Maker's mark)
  • 'CM' in blue enamel for Commelin (Painter's mark)
  • 'fevrier' in blue enamel (Painter's mark)
  • 14 (incised)
  • 24 (incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by J. A. Tulk
Object history
J.A. Tulk Bequest
Production
Another known incised 'Maixant tourneur' and dated 1797 (note in register)
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.795-1956

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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