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Source Description
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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Document identity
localId
3528
label
Shaving Soap Dish (Boîte à savonette)
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
3528
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Shaving Soap Dish (Boîte à savonette)
description
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.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1772
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
soap boxes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Factory Mark] Almost illegible: Intertwined Lls; [Date] Letter: T (1772)
med
soft paste porcelain
creator_ids
1916
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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86fe1de4e82d89da