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Saucer

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer, porcelain, painted with scattered sprigs in underglaze blue.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Saucer, porcelain, painted with scattered sprigs in underglaze blue, Chantilly porcelain factory, France, about 1770
Physical description
Saucer, porcelain, painted with scattered sprigs in underglaze blue.
Marks and inscriptions
  • a hunting horn (painted in underglaze blue on underside)
  • 'Villers Cotteret' (inscribed on underside)
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Object history
From a service made for Louis-Philippe, duc d'Orleans, for use at his château at Villers-Cotterêts.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.431-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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