'Rousseau' service

Plate
1866-1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of earthenware, depicting a cockerel, fish and butterfly, on a white ground.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Title'Rousseau' service (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, transfer-printed and painted in enamels
Brief description
Plate, part of the 'Rousseau' service, earthenware transfer-printed and painted in enamels; designed by Felix Braquemond, made for François-Eugène Rousseau, by Lebeuf Milliet et Cie., Creil, France, 1866-67
Physical description
Plate of earthenware, depicting a cockerel, fish and butterfly, on a white ground.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Creil / LM & Cie / Montereau / Modèle / E Rousseau / a / Paris' (Printed in black)
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Plate depicting cockerel, fish, butterfly
Designed by Felix Braquemond, made for François-Eugène Rousseau, by Leboeuf Milliet, Creil, Oise, France 1866-67
Marks: 'Creil/LM & Cie/Montereau/Modèle/E Rousseau/a/Paris' printed in black
Earthenware, printed and painted

699G-1869 Given by F-E Rousseau

This model was shown in the Universal Exhibition, Paris, 1867. The motifs were taken from Japanese prints including the Mangwa of the artist, Hokusai
Credit line
Given by F.-E. Rousseau
Object history
This model was shown in the Universal Exhibition, Paris, 1867. The motifs were taken from Japanese prints including the Mangwa of the artist, Hokusai.
Production
Designed by Felix Braquemond, made for François-Eugène Rousseau, by Lebeuf & Milliet et Cie.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
699G-1869

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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