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Matching teasets, like this Tuileries set made for Louis Philippe, were a modern
concept, with earlier teasets being amassed over time and featuring a mix of different
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The object is a piece of ceramic, very colorful and complex in its decoration, with golden
floral embellishments, royal blue background, and a wreath flanked by two angels. The
handle is also colored gold, and connects the u-shaped mouth of the jug with the bulbous
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This piece is an example of the hard paste method of making porcelain, a technique that involves firing specific clays at a very high temperature. By the early 19th century, hard paste replaced the previously popular soft paste method in European ceramic production, because the process was cheaper and less time consuming.