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Plate (Assiette)

c. 1775
made by

Sceaux Factory

(French, active 1748–66)
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Culture
France, 18th century
Medium
soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration
Measurements
Diameter: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Norweb Collection 1964.515.1
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This plate is painted en camaïeu, a technique popular in 18th-century porcelain in which several tints of a single color are used to create a monochromatic image.

Description

In an effort to remain competitive in the porcelain market, European porcelain factories borrowed motifs, designs, and techniques from one another. Though this plate was produced at the Sceaux porcelain factory, its painting of two putti lounging on a bank of clouds likely took inspiration from the work of François Boucher, who worked at the Vincennes-Sèvres factory in the mid-1700s.

Plate (Assiette)

c. 1775

Sceaux Factory

(French, active 1748–66)
France, 18th century

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