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Plate, from the "Eden" Service (One of Sixteen) Plate

This is a plate. It was painted by Nicholas Bulidon and manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory and gilded by Michel-Barnabé Chauveaux. It is dated 1787 and we acquired it in 1986. Its medium is soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Mrs. John Jay Ide. It is credited The John Jay Ide Collection.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 24.3 cm (9 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] interlaced LLs enclosing "KK", painted in blue overglaze (manufactory mark and date letters) [2] "B.n.", painted in blue overglaze (painter's mark) [3] a hashtag, painted in gold overglaze (gilder's mark)

Cite this object as

Plate, from the "Eden" Service (One of Sixteen) Plate; Gilded by Michel-Barnabé Chauveaux; Painted by Nicholas Bulidon; Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); France; soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x diam.: 24.3 cm (9 9/16 in.); The John Jay Ide Collection; 1986-29-9

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