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The widespread use of beauty products in eighteenth-century France inspired the creation of porcelain toilet jars, or pots à fard, in different sizes, sometimes provided with silver mounts.
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Title: Pomade pot
Date: 1735–40
Culture: French, Chantilly
Medium: Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain, silver
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 13/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (4.6 × 4.4 × 4.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line: Gift of Catherine Hannon Auchincloss, 1993
Object Number: 1993.58.2a, b
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