Plate
18th century (made)
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Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Decorated with birds and insects. The names of the birds are painted in black on the back. In the middle is a Cayenne Toucan. On the rim are three panels painted with birds alternating with medallions containing insects, all with a dark blue border semé of gilt leaves.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded |
| Brief description | Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded, Tournai porcelain factory, Tournai, 18th century |
| Physical description | Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Decorated with birds and insects. The names of the birds are painted in black on the back. In the middle is a Cayenne Toucan. On the rim are three panels painted with birds alternating with medallions containing insects, all with a dark blue border semé of gilt leaves. |
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| Object history | Part of a service made for the Duc d'Orléans. |
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| Accession number | 160-1887 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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