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35mm color slide of a teapot in the Queen's style (Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory). On both the body and lid are white, shaped reserves set against a dark blue ground color (bleu lapis), framed by gilded trellises and garlands of foliage and…

35mm color slide of a yellow mustard-pot tray (Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory). It has scalloped, gilded edges and three white reserves, 2 oval on the sides, and 1 circular in the middle (for the mustard pot), all with gilt trim. The blue birds,…

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 two shell-shaped fruit bowls (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). Each dish has a dark green ground color with a large white shaped reserve at the center, containing multi-colored bouquets of flowers and fruit. The central reserve is…

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 knife handle (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). The white ground color is overlaid with a latticework of gilt-trimmed, green bands, a style known as “green ribands” (rubans verts). In the interwoven spaces of the green ribbons are…

35mm color slide of a plate (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). The white ground color is encircled by a border of interwoven, broad green ribbons, known as “green ribands” (rubans verts), whose edges are highlighted by a delicate line of gilding. The…

35mm color slide of a knife handle (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). It has a white ground color, and is painted with small blue, pink, and orange flowers. The edges are gilded. The number 20 is handwritten on the slide.

35mm color slide of a plate and wine bottle cooler (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). Each piece has a bright pink ground color, with a painted landscape depicting a hunting scene, set against a white background in the center. The plate also has three…

35mm color slide of a wine bottle cooler (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). Set against a bright pink ground color is a painted landscape in a white shaped reserve, framed by gilded garlands of scrolls, foliage, and flowers. The landscape is dominated…