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Pair of Covered Jars (Pots de tabac)
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Due to the discovery of the ingredient kaolin in Saint-Yrieix, France in 1768-69, European porcelain factories were able to replicate the prized hard-paste porcelain of China and Japan. In the years following, many porcelain factories opened in the area, including Faubourg Saint-Denis in 1772. These jars, sold alone or in sets, would have stored snuff, powdered tobacco meant to be inhaled, or loose tobacco for smoking.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePair of Covered Jars (Pots de tabac), c. 1779–1789. Faubourg Saint-Denis (French). Hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration; metal mount; diameter: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); overall: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1964.517
