Secrets of the Wallace: Sèvres Inkstand designed by Jean Claude Chambellan Duplessis (1758)

This intricate Sèvres ecritoire à globes (inkstand) was designed by JeanClaude Chambellan Duplessis. It was made in 1758 and possibly painted by CharlesNicolas Dodin. It is made with soft paste porcelain, giving it very bright and fine colours. Helen Jacobsen, Curator of French 18thCentury Decorative Arts, is interviewed by Leah and Nicole about the inkstand, revealing a deeper insight into what it was, how it would have been used, and how it was made. This inkstand can be found in the Back State Room at