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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 two plates with inlaid flowers (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). Each rim has a broad band of dark blue known as bleu Fallot (Fallot blue), punctuated by circles of gilded dots and flower sprays. These flowers exemplify the…

35mm color slide of two plates (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). These are “from a service made for Charlotte Louise” as indicated by the crowned “CL” monogram in the center of the well (Fritzsche 2018). On the rim are painted reserves with floral…

35mm color slide of a tray (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). Against a white ground color are paintings of intertwined foliage at the center and along the gilded, scalloped edges. The tray has the painter’s mark for Louis-Jean Thévenet, also known as…

35mm color slide of a white teapot and cup (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). Each is adorned with blue painted flowers and white flowers in relief. Dawson describes this décor as “molded in relief with prunus” and notes that the prunus decoration “is…

35mm color slide of a white teapot (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). The body of the teapot is adorned with blue painted flowers and white flowers in relief. Dawson describes this décor as “molded in relief with prunus” and notes that the prunus…

35mm color slide of a tea canister (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). This slide is identical to Slide 35b.

35mm color slide of an octagonal tea canister (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). The dark blue ground color is known as gros bleu (full blue), alternatively termed bleu du roi (the king’s blue). A painted reserve on each side of the canister contains…

35mm color slide of an octagonal tea canister (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). The dark blue ground color is known as gros bleu (full blue), alternatively termed bleu du roi (the king’s blue). A painted reserve on each side of the canister contains…

35mm color slide of a tea (or coffee) service consisting of a square tray and matching cup (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). The cup’s rim is gilded with a dentil pattern. Both tray and cup are decorated with small blue-and-white vignettes, featuring…