Pair of Plates (Assiettes)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Pair of Plates (Assiettes)

Vincennes Porcelain Factory (France, 1740–56) · c. 1748–51

Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Though the Vincennes porcelain factory had a royal privilege for gilding as early as 1745, it was not until 1748 that they were able to put this process into practice when they bought the secret to its production from Benedictine monk, Hippolyte Lefleure.

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