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D2008-HL-52, plate
Plate
D2008-HL-52, plate

Plate

Dateca. 1785
Attributed to Queen's Factory
MediumPorcelain, hard-paste with blue, green, and gold
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2in. (21.6cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Ridinger, III
Object number2007-122,1
DescriptionHard-paste porcelain plate with undulating rim, the edge of which is highlighted in gilt. The plate is decorated overall with small sprigs of blue, green and gilt cornflowers flowers. This pattern is commonly known as "Chantilly Sprig."
Label TextThomas Jefferson, among many others, did much to popularize French decorative arts in America after the Revolution. Porcelain factories including The Queen's Factory, established in 1776 by Andre Marie Leboeuf, found a market in our newly independent nation. This pattern, known as "Chantilly Sprig" was popular in post-Revolutionary America and was owned by many including Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.
ProvenanceGift of Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Ridinger, III. Part of a larger dinner service purchased from Pook & Pook, Inc. in 2007. The service descended in the Berckhead family of Baltimore.
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