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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1922.80
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
François Athanase Charette de la Contrie (1763-1796)
Classification
Cameos
Work Type
cameo
Date
18th-19th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/231719

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
sight: 5.1 x 4.2 x 1 cm (2 x 1 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in exergue, incised: Charette
  • stamp: verso, stamped?: M N [le] Sèvres
  • label: verso, paper, brown ink, handwritten: 90

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
L. Melano Rossi, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1922.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of L. Melano Rossi
Accession Year
1922
Object Number
1922.80
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
White relief on blue ground. Charette in profile right with large hat with feather.

Verification Level

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