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35mm color slide of a porcelain mark on the plate in Slide 8. The mark is composed of a pair of blue, interlaced Ls (one facing forward, the other reversed), which represents the French royal monogram, and corresponds to the factory mark for…

35mm color slide of a porcelain mark on one of the Bouillard cups from Slides 9a–b. The top part of the image contains the painter’s mark for André-Vincent Vielliard (1717–90; active 1752–90; known as Vielliard père or aîné [the elder], sometimes…

35mm color slide of a porcelain mark on the mustard-pot tray in Slide 14. The mark is for Mutel, a “painter of landscapes” (b. approx. 1734, active 1754–59, 1765–66, 1771–73; see Tardy 1981, 556; Eriksen and De Bellaigue 1987, 174, 259). The number…

35mm color slide of a porcelain mark on one of the fruit bowls in Slide 17. The mark is for Vavasseur aîné (the elder; active 1753–70), a “painter of flowers” (Tardy 1981, 569). The number 17 is handwritten on the slide.

35mm color slide of a porcelain mark for the wine-bottle cooler in Slides 22a and 22b. The mark is the letter F followed by a dot, and has not been identified. The number 22 is handwritten on the slide.

35mm color slide of two porcelain marks for the teapot and cup in Slides 23a and 23b. The painter’s mark on the teapot is for Charles Buteux, known as Buteux père or aîné (the elder) (1719–82, active 1756–82), a painter and gilder, whose mark was an…

35mm color slide of a porcelain mark. The mark is for Vincent Taillandier (1736–90; active 1753–90), a “painter, gilder, and burnisher” (Savill 1988, 3:1068; Eriksen and De Bellaigue 1987, 154 no. 192, 173n192). The number 25 is handwritten on the…

35mm color slide of a porcelain mark for the tray and cup in Slide 27 (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). The mark is for Louis-Jean Thévenet, also known as Thévenet père (the elder; b. 1707–d. after 1778; active 1741–1777), who was one of the “most…

35mm color slide of a porcelain mark for the Calabre teapot in Slide 28. This is the painter’s mark for Antoine-Joseph Chappuis, known as Chappuis aîné (the elder; 1743–87; active 1756– or 1761–87), who specialized in birds, landscapes, and flowers…

35mm color slide of a porcelain mark for the litron cup in Slide 29. This is believed to be the mark for Fallot (active 1764–90), a “ground color worker, painter, gilder, burnisher, and enameller,” who is particularly known for inventing his own…