Shaving Soap Dish (Boîte à savonette)

1772 H: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm) Citation Source image

The painted decoration of garlands and urns over a white ground is identical to that found on the service commissioned by Louis XV's mistress, the comtesse du Barry, in 1770.

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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