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Pitcher (Pot à l'eau à la romaine)

Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory (French, active ca. 1740-1756) (Manufacturer)
Antoine-Toussaint Cornaille (French, 1735-1812) (Artist)
Jean-Claude Duplessis le Père (French and Italian, ca. 1695-1774) (Artist)
ca. 1755
soft paste porcelain with enamels and gilt
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Louis XV's goldsmith and bronze-caster, Jean-Claude Duplessis, produced the models for these rococo vessels. A.T. Cornaille was responsible for the floral decoration. The turquoise ground color, "bleu céleste," was one of the first colors introduced at Vincennes.

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[Factory Mark] In blue: Intertwined Lls; [Artist's Mark] music note (Cornaille, 1755-1800)

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

France, Vincennes (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 5/8 in. (24.5 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Charles Street: Second Floor: European Porcelains

Accession Number

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48.647

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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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