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Sample Plate (France)
This is a Sample plate. It was manufactured by A. Lacroix & Cie. It is dated 1887 and we acquired it in 2005. Its medium is glazed porcelain. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Sample plates give us an idea of the colors and techniques that were fashionable during different periods. This sample plate shows the variation of individual colors when white floral decoration mixes with a solid color, giving us an idea of the aesthetic concerns of the age. It also adds to our understanding of the manufacturer’s range of vitrifiable colors available for porcelain and their properties.
It is credited Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment.
- Template, Humanscale 1a: Body Measurements Selector
- offset lithograph on plastic with rotary wheels.
- Courtesy of anonymous lender.
- 15.2013.2
- Template, Humanscale 2a: Seating Guide Selector
- offset lithograph on plastic with rotary wheels.
- Courtesy of anonymous lender.
- 15.2013.3
- Template, Humanscale 3a: Handicapped and Elderly Selector
- offset lithograph on plastic with rotary wheels.
- Courtesy of anonymous lender.
- 15.2013.4
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- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment.
- 2005-11-1
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- label: board covers, printed cardboard pages, silk samples.
- Gift of The Color Association of the United States, Inc..
- 1960-82-1
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- 92.2016.50
Its dimensions are
H x diam.: 2.8 x 23 cm (1 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On base: "Limoges" France
Cite this object as
Sample Plate (France); Manufactured by A. Lacroix & Cie (France); glazed porcelain; H x diam.: 2.8 x 23 cm (1 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.); Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment; 2005-11-1
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color.
