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This and 8 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Breakfast Service (Déjeuner Mosaïque Florentine) Breakfast Service.

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Tray, from a Breakfast Service (Plateau; Déjeuner Mosaïque Florentine) Tray

This is a tray. It was possibly by Charles-Louis Constans and attributed to Alexandre Brongniart 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.

Nature provided many of the designs used by the craftsmen at the Sevres factory. Painted in roundels on the pieces of this tea service are exotic birds, flowers, fruits, butterflies and seashells. ( A Royal Gift, 1994-95)

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Like Father, Like Son .

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.

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Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 2.2 x 42.8 x 34cm (7/8 x 16 7/8 x 13 3/8in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] ""Manufacture Impériale SÈVRES" surrounding crowned eagle, printed in red (very faded, manufactory mark) [2] cursive "C L", incised [3] cursive "DC", incised [4] "Le+" with a plus sign or cross (?), incised [5] cursive "12 M..." (?), incised and painted in gold

It is signed

Not signed

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Tray, from a Breakfast Service (Plateau; Déjeuner Mosaïque Florentine) Tray; Possibly by Charles-Louis Constans; Attributed to Alexandre Brongniart (French, 1770–1847); Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); Painted by Pierre Huard (French, active 1811–1847); France; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D: 2.2 x 42.8 x 34cm (7/8 x 16 7/8 x 13 3/8in.); Gift of Katrina H. Becker in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Hickox; 1981-38-1

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