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Breakfast Service (Déjeuner Mosaïque Florentine) Breakfast Service

This is a breakfast service. It was possibly by Charles-Louis Constans and manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory and painted by Pierre Huard. It is dated 1813 and we acquired it in 1981. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Katrina H. Becker. It is credited Gift of Katrina H. Becker in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Hickox.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (tray): 2.2 x 42.8 x 34 cm (7/8 x 16 7/8 x 13 3/8 in.) H x W x D (teapot): 18.5 x 19 x 10.5 cm (7 5/16 x 7 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.) H x W x D (jug): 19 x 11.5 x 6 cm (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.) H x W x D (covered sugarbowl): 14 x 12 x 10 cm (5 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 3 15/16 in.) H x diam. (cup): 2.5 x 14 cm (1 in. x 5 1/2 in.) H x W x D (saucer): 7.7 x 9.5 x 6.8 cm (3 1/16 x 3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.) H x diam. (cup): 2.5 x 14 cm (1 in. x 5 1/2 in.) H x W x D (saucer): 7.5 x 9.5 x 6.5 cm (2 15/16 x 3 3/4 x 2 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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