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Assiette unie

Plate
1788 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Form: 6 large, 6 small lobes, Ground: bright blue, Decoration: flowers, Rim hole

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAssiette unie (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Porcelain plate, painted with flowers in enamels and gilt, made by Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1788
Physical description
Form: 6 large, 6 small lobes, Ground: bright blue, Decoration: flowers, Rim hole
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's in blue enamel with date letter 'LL' in gold (Maker's mark)
  • 'h' in script in blue enamel for de Laroche (Painter's mark)
  • 'LF' in gold for La France (Gilder's mark)
  • 34 (incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr C. F. I. Ramsden
Object history
Bequeathed by Mr. C.F.I. Ramsden
Production
attribution of mark to de Laroche confirmed by David Peters July 1999
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.16-1979

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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