Plate
ca. 1795
The Mystery Urn pattern. The picture contains four secret profiles. King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette are outlined by the urn’s stem on either side, and the profiles of the Dauphin and Madame Royale appear in the flanking willow branches above them. The design is from a French print produced for loyalists as a memorial to Louis XVI and his family, who were executed during the French Revolution.
Hard paste porcelain
1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Diam.: 9 3/4 in.
Gift of Mrs. Prentice Bloedel
84.164.1.2