Plates from John C. Nimmo’s “The Soft Porcelain of Sevres” which came out in 1892. Helping to keep the Sevres factories busy for decades, it cluttered up a lot of living rooms too. A few extras in the bunch that missed the book, too.

Design for two flower pots. 19th c.
Design for two flower pots. 19th c. French. Graphite, watercolor, gouache and gilt. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In the public domain. via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/355639?searchField=All&sortBy=relevance&ft=La+Porcelaine+Tendre+de+S%C3%A8vres&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=9
Chromolithograph. 1890's.
Chromolithograph. 1890’s. In the public domain. via https://www.ebay.it/itm/Chromolitographie-gravure-polychrome-print-Porcelaine-de-Sevres-Garnier-1890/312405457721?hash=item48bcd0fb39:g:cvsAAOSwsqdcJyq9
Chromolithograph. 1892.
Chromolithograph. 1892. Image © The Antiquarium. Artwork in the public domain because of age. via https://www.theantiquarium.com/item/002246/john-c-nimmo-sevres-soft-porcelain
Design for a Jardiniere. 19th c.
Design for a Jardiniere. 19th c. French. Graphite, watercolor, gouache, and gold gilt. Louis-Charles Labbé, designer. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum, New York. In the public domain. via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/355630?searchField=All&sortBy=relevance&ft=La+Porcelaine+Tendre+de+Sèvres&offset=0&a
Chromolithograph. Plate #9.
Chromolithograph. Plate #9. In the public domain. via https://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-1892-Sevres-Soft-Porcelain-GARNIER-Chromolithograph-PRINT-BOOK-PLATE-9-/391041869866

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