Dessert Knife
ca. 1735-ca. 1745 (made)
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Dessert knife, one of a set of six, porcelain pistol-gripped handles painted with chinoiseries.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, and with silver blades and handles |
| Brief description | Dessert knife, one of a set of six, porcelain pistol-gripped handles painted with chinoiseries, probably Saint-Cloud porcelain factory, France, about 1735-1745 |
| Physical description | Dessert knife, one of a set of six, porcelain pistol-gripped handles painted with chinoiseries. |
| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Production | Acquired as Saint-Cloud; reattributed to Mennecy by comparison with a DV-marked piece; reattributed to Saint-Cloud by comparison with a marked ice-pail and cream jug; illustrated by W. B. Honey (French Porcelain, 1950 and 1972, pl. 51C&E) as Saint-Cloud. |
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| Accession number | C.428B-1909 |
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| Record created | April 12, 2010 |
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