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Made at: Chantilly Manufactory (France)
French
about 1775

Medium/Technique Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain decorated in blue enamel
Dimensions 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.1947
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionOne of a set of six plates. The circular plate has a scalloped rim and a wide border that is decorated with a blue diaper pattern. The center is painted in blue with a spray of flowers including two roses.
Marks hunting horn with B in blue enamel, incised hunting horn.
ProvenanceForsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)