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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 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 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 white milk cup (Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory). It has no handles, and is octagonally shaped, with eight delicately curved panels. As visible in this slide, two of the panels are decorated with raised flowers in relief, and…

35mm color slide of a plate (Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory). This object is called a “braided plate” (assiette à cordonnet) because the design imitates cord or braid, in this case on the gilded rim decoration (Dawson 1996, 60). The ground color…

35mm color slide of a two-handled bowl (Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory). The white body is painted with a floral design. The base and rim are gilded. The side handles are molded in the form of two intertwined snakes. The number 7 is handwritten on…

35mm color slide of a two-handled bowl (Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory). The side handles are molded in the form of two intertwined snakes. This slide shows a side view of “Snake-Handled Bowl” (slide 7a): here the snake handle is visible at the…

35mm color slide of a white sugar spoon (Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory). Its ladle is pierced with a pattern of circles and tear-drop shapes. Its handle consists of two curved sections entwined together. The edges are gilded. Eriksen and De…

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…