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Shaving Soap Dish (Boîte à savonette)
1772
soft paste porcelain
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
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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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.700