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1989

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Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Kitchen Scene with Rear Bedroom, possibly for the Service des Objets de Dessert (Dessert Service)

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Jean Charles Develly and company: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated 1819–20 and we acquired it in 1989. Its medium is pen and brush and brown ink, gray wash, graphite on cream laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of James Amster.

Its dimensions are

10.2 cm (4 in.), diameter

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Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Kitchen Scene with Rear Bedroom, possibly for the Service des Objets de Dessert (Dessert Service); Company: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); Designed by Jean Charles Develly (French, 1783 - 1849); France; pen and brush and brown ink, gray wash, graphite on cream laid paper; 10.2 cm (4 in.), diameter; Museum purchase through gift of James Amster; 1989-13-31

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