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1986

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Plate, from the "Eden" Service (One of Sixteen) Plate

This is a plate. It was gilded by cm and manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory and painted by Michel-Gabriel Commelin. It is dated 1787 and we acquired it in 1986. Its medium is soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Mrs. John Jay Ide. It is credited The John Jay Ide Collection.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 24.3 cm (9 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] interlaced LLs enclosing "KK", painted in blue overglaze (manufactory mark and date letters) [2] "cm", painted in blue overglaze (painter's mark)

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Plate, from the "Eden" Service (One of Sixteen) Plate; Gilded by cm; Painted by Michel-Gabriel Commelin (active 1768 – 1802); Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); France; soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x diam.: 24.3 cm (9 9/16 in.); The John Jay Ide Collection; 1986-29-12

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