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Plate from the Arabesque Service

A work made of soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding.
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  • A work made of soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding.

Date:

1785

Artist:

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
French, founded 1740
Jacques Fontaine (painted by) (French, 1734/35-1807, active 1752-1800)
Louis-Francois L’Ecot (gilded by) (French, active 1761-1764 and 1772-1800)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres (Manufacturer)

Title

Plate from the Arabesque Service

Place

France (Object made in)

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1785

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding

Dimensions

2.4 × 23.9 cm (15/16 × 9 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of The Lester B. Knight Charitable Trust through The Antiquarian Society of The Art Institute of Chicago

Reference Number

2000.102

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