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Plate from a service made for Marie-Caroline, Queen of Naples and the Two Sicilies
Made at: Sèvres Manufactory (France)
Painted by: Étienne-Jean Chabry (French, active at Sèvres 1764–1787)
Gilder: Michel-Barnabé Chauvaux, âiné (French, active at Sèvres 1752–88)
Painted by: Étienne-Jean Chabry (French, active at Sèvres 1764–1787)
Gilder: Michel-Barnabé Chauvaux, âiné (French, active at Sèvres 1752–88)
French
1773
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions
24.4 cm (9 5/8 in.) diameter
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Pirie
Accession Number1985.1017
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionThis plate belongs to a service presented by Louis XV to Charlotte Louise, Queen of the Kingdom of Naples and the Two Sicilies, and sister of Marie-Antoinette, the future Queen of France.
Marks
Marked on base with interlaced Ls enclosing date letter u, painter's mark ch and FB, and gilder's mark.
ProvenanceOrdered by Louis XV for Marie-Caroline, Queen of the Kingdom of Naples and the Two Sicilies. By 1985, Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Pirie, Hamilton, MA; 1985, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Pirie. (Accession date: January 22, 1986)