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Made at: Mennecy Manufactory (France)
French
about 1755
Object Place: Europe, France

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.1996
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionOpen round salt cellar, domed spreading base, decorated with sprays of flowers. Three small chips top of rim.
ProvenanceForsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA.