Cutlery Handle
ca. 1735-ca. 1750 (made)
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One of a pair of knife or fork handles, porcelain, pistol-gripped and painted with chinoiseries in enamel.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Porcelain knife or fork handle, pistol-gripped and painted with chinoiseries, possibly manufactured by Saint-Cloud porcelain factory, France, about 1735-1750 |
| Physical description | One of a pair of knife or fork handles, porcelain, pistol-gripped and painted with chinoiseries in enamel. |
| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Production | Acquired as Chantilly; reattributed to 'perhaps Saint-Cloud, c. 1735' |
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| Associated object | 1384-1902 (Set) |
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| Accession number | 1384A-1902 |
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| Record created | September 3, 2004 |
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