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Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
History reference
Manufacture nationale de Sevres French Frit Ceramics Manufactory. Founded with the support of Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour in the Vincennes castle in 1746, belonged to a joint-stock company. In 1756, the factory was transferred to Sevres, near the Bellevue Palace, where Madame de Pompadour lived in a special-built room. In 1759 it became the property of the King. From 1756 to 1800, the manufactory produced soft paste, and from 1769 - hard paste. Now the factory is under the control of the Ministry of Culture of France.