Pair of Covered Pomade Pots
Manufacturer
Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
(French, 1693 - 1766)
CultureFrench
Datec.1735-1740
MediumSoft-paste porcelain with applied decoration
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 3 3/4 in. (7.6 × 9.5 cm)
Markingscross, S. C. and T.
DescriptionIn the eighteenth-century, porcelain manufacturers produced a range of containers for cosmetics. Jars of this size would have been used as containers for pomade, a thick scented cream used as a face cleanser or cream, or applied to hair and wigs before the application of grey hair powder.
Credit LineGift from the Collection of Gregory Williams
Object numberG17.2.6.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
French PorcelainCollections
Status
Not on view
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