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35mm color slide of a Calabre teapot (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). The théière Calabre (Calabre teapot) was named in honor of Pierre Calabre, one of the factory’s shareholders, and later became “the most commonly made of all Sèvres teapots” (Dawson…

35mm color slide of a Calabre teapot, litron cup, and saucer (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). The ground of all three objects is a distinctive geometrical pattern, resulting in a field of blue diamonds and squares, framed by criss-crossing white…

35mm color slide of a hard-paste chocolate pot (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). Colorful pink, red, and blue floral bouquets are painted against a white ground. The edges are gilded with foliage and other designs. The “underside of the cover” includes…

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 a cup and socketed saucer (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). This type of saucer is termed “socketed” (enfoncé), because it has a “raised flat flange and deep socketed center” (Savill 1988, 2:674). Several scholars note that this…

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 tray (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). This undulating trapezoidal object was previously identified as a plateau Duvaux (Duvaux Tray), but Linda Roth, Clare Le Corbeiller, and Rosalind Savill identify it as a plateau Duplessis…

35mm color slide of a white eggcup (Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory). Yellow and blue flowers are painted on the body, stem, and base. The rims are highlighted with gilding. Eriksen and De Bellaigue note that this type of eggcup with a foot…

35mm color slide of a Courteille flower vase (Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory), with a bleu céleste (celestial blue) ground color, and a white rim with gilded edges. In the central reserve is a painting depicting a maritime battle, a rare topic for…

35mm color slide of a Courteille flower vase (Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory), with a bleu céleste (celestial blue) ground color, and a white rim with gilded edges. In the central reserve is a painting of a trophy with a boat, weapons, and flowers.…