Sevres Porcelain Manufactory
1740 - Operational
Overview
Born at Vincennes and moved to Sevres under royal patronage, the soft paste porcelain of kings became the national manufactory after the Revolution. Its museum holds the masterpieces of French porcelain, and the workshops still produce by hand.
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