Fromager
Cheese Dish
1750s (made)
1750s (made)
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Cheese dish (Fromager), porcelain, round, pierced sides, two handles, three feet, floral decoration painted in enamels and gilt on a bleu celeste ground.
Object details
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| Title | Fromager (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Cheese dish (Fromager), porcelain, floral decoration painted in enamels, possibly Vincennes porcelain factory, France, 1750s |
| Physical description | Cheese dish (Fromager), porcelain, round, pierced sides, two handles, three feet, floral decoration painted in enamels and gilt on a bleu celeste ground. |
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| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Object history | Given by J.H. Fitzhenry. |
| Production | probably 1750s; Sir Geoffrey de Bellaigue noted that this is paler than C.361 and the gilding different and possibly a few years later, so the two may not be a pair. |
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| Accession number | C.361A-1909 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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