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        "title": "Knife Handle (manche de couteau)",
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                    "id": 300794,
                    "title": "Year in Review: 1965",
                    "description": "<i>Year in Review: 1965</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27-November 14, 1965).",
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        "description": "Prior to the 18th century, personal flatware was produced in expensive materials as a luxury item that communicated wealth and status. Porcelain handles were introduced at the beginning of the 18th century, likely by the Saint-Cloud factory. This handle is decorated with a pattern in underglaze blue inspired by porcelain imported from China and has been fitted to a steel blade.",
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                "citation": "Dawson, Aileen.<em> A Catalogue of French Porcelain in the British Museum</em>. London: British Museum Press, 1994.",
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            },
            {
                "citation": "Lahaussois, Christine. <em>Porcelaines de Saint-Cloud</em>. Paris: Union centrale des arts de\u0301coratifs, 1997.",
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