Tea service, 1784
Photo by Peter Harholdt,...
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Photo by Peter Harholdt, 2004 (teapot belongs to Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)

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Angoulême, France
Guérhard and Dihl
Porcelain; Cup with handle: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm), W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); cup without handle: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm), Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); saucers: H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm), Diam. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 75.26.1
These cups and saucers are part of a French hard-paste porcelain service brought or sent home to Philadelphia by Franklin from Paris.
Included in BF300 Exhibit.
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