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35mm color slide of a breakfast service (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). The name losange refers to the “lozenge” or diamond shape of the tray. Its vibrant, multi-colored design was painted by Charles Louis Méreaud (ca. 1735–80; active 1756–80), a…

35mm color slide of a porcelain mark for a Bouillard cup and saucer. The mark is for Jean-Baptiste Tandart aîné (the elder; 1729–1816, active 1754–1800 or 1803), who was one of the “most skilled flower-painters” of his era (Eriksen and De Bellaigue…

35mm color slide of a Bouillard cup and saucer (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). These are adorned with an unusual blue shell decoration (décor à coquille). In her description of décor à coquille, Savill mentions this particular object in the Fritzsche…

35mm color slide of a porcelain mark for an oil-cruet tray (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). The number 39 is handwritten on the slide.

35mm color slide of two plates (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). The central well of each plate has a white ground painted with polychrome flowers and fruit; matching white reserves on the rim are painted with smaller bouquets. The pebbled décor on…

35mm color slide of a porcelain mark for one of the plates in Slide 40. The number 40 is handwritten on the slide.

35mm color slide of a covered sugar bowl on a boat-shaped tray (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). The pale blue ground (bleu céleste) is punctuated by small white circles in a pointillé style: the white circles are bordered by darker, smaller blue dots.…

35mm color slide of two wine bottle coolers (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). The pale blue ground (bleu céleste) is punctuated by small white circles in a pointillé style: the white circles are bordered by darker, smaller blue dots. Although this has…

35mm color slide of two wine bottle coolers (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). The pale blue ground (bleu céleste) is punctuated by small white circles in a pointillé style: the white circles are bordered by darker, smaller blue dots. Although this has…

35mm color slide of a plate (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). It has a turquoise ground color around the rim, white ground in the center, and scalloped edges. At the center of the white well is the gilded monogram LPR, for Prince Louis de Rohan, “in…