Soap Box and Sponge Box Set
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Soap Box and Sponge Box Set

TitleSoap Box and Sponge Box Set
ArtistSèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756)
Date1769 18th century
Mediumsoft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration
ClassificationCeramic
OriginFrance, Sèvres France
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineSoap Box and Sponge Box Set, 1769. Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756), Antoine-Toussaint Cornaille (French, 1735–1812). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration; overall: 11.5 x 9.1 cm (4 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1953.635
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“Soap Box and Sponge Box Set” is a work by Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756), dated 1769. It is executed in soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration and classified as ceramic. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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