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Plate
French
about 1775
Made at Chantilly Manufactory (France)
Dimensions
2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Accession Number
65.1948
Medium or Technique
Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain decorated in blue enamel
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Classifications
One of a set of six plates. The circular plate has a scalloped rim and a wide border that is decorated with a blue diaper pattern. The center is painted in blue with a spray of flowers including two roses.
Markings
hunting horn with B in blue enamel, incised hunting horn.
Provenance
Forsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection