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Pair of Dishes Dishes

This is a dishes. It was manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory and painted by François le Vavasseur. It is dated ca. 1770 and we acquired it in 1926. Its medium is soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane. It is credited Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 5.4 × 22.8 × 31.4 cm (2 1/8 in. × 9 in. × 12 3/8 in.) H x W x D: 5.4 × 23 × 31.8 cm (2 1/8 × 9 1/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside of -a: [1] interlaced LLs enclosing "P", painted in blue overglaze (manufactory and date mark) [2] "W", painted in blue overglaze (painter's mark) Underside of -b: [1] interlaced LLs enclosing "P", painted in blue overglaze (manufactory and date mark) [2] "W", painted in blue overglaze (painter's mark) [3] cursive "P", incised [4] "Z" (?), incised

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Pair of Dishes Dishes; Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); Painted by François le Vavasseur (French, active 1753 – 1770 and 1772 - 1780); soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D: 5.4 × 22.8 × 31.4 cm (2 1/8 in. × 9 in. × 12 3/8 in.) H x W x D: 5.4 × 23 × 31.8 cm (2 1/8 × 9 1/16 × 12 1/2 in.); Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1926-22-166-a,b

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