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Saint-Cloud Porcelain Factory, Saint-Cloud (manufacturer)
Covered cosmetic pot (c. 1730)
porcelain (soft-paste)
6.2 × 4.4 cm diameter
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Patricia Begg OAM Bequest, 2024
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Covered cosmetic pot
(c. 1730)
Medium
porcelain (soft-paste)
Measurements
6.2 × 4.4 cm diameter
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Patricia Begg OAM Bequest, 2024
Gallery location
17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
These little covered pots, or pots à fard, would have formed part of a toilette service on a dressing table. They contained cosmetics, their form having developed out of the widespread use of beauty products during the eighteenth century. Make-up was generally applied quite heavily, and was used to not only hide blemishes and scars but also disease. The application of make-up, which was worn by both men and women, was an important aspect of the morning toilette and a signifier of status.