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1938

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Porcelain Plaque for an Item of Furniture Plaque

This is a Plaque. It was manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory and painted by Dominique Joffroy. It is dated 1766 and we acquired it in 1938. 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 Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 0.8 × 4.8 × 2.9 cm (5/16 × 1 7/8 × 1 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] interlaced LLs enclosing "N", painted in blue overglaze (manufactory mark and date letter) [2] "P" with scrolling stem, painted in blue overglaze (painter's mark)

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Porcelain Plaque for an Item of Furniture Plaque; Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); Painted by Dominique Joffroy (French, active 1754 – 1770); soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D: 0.8 × 4.8 × 2.9 cm (5/16 × 1 7/8 × 1 1/8 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-389

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