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'Rousseau' service

Tureen
1866-1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
LeBeuf, Milliet Et Cie. (maker)
Braquemond, Felix (designer)
Rousseau, François-Eugène (made for)
Place of origin
Creil (made)

This hand-painted tureen is part of a service very influenced by the Japanese style. The lid is decorated with a leafy design, and has a handle on top in the form of an apple. The bowl has two handles and is decorated with a realistic fish.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Art Pottery
Earthenware
Tableware & Cutlery
Object type
Tureen
Title'Rousseau' service (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, transfer-printed and painted in enamels
Earthenware
Enamel
Transfer-Printed
Painted
Glazed
Brief description
Tureen and cover, 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
This hand-painted tureen is part of a service very influenced by the Japanese style. The lid is decorated with a leafy design, and has a handle on top in the form of an apple. The bowl has two handles and is decorated with a realistic fish.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13cm
  • Diameter: 21cm
Style
Japonisme
Marks and inscriptions
'Creil / LM & Cie / Montereau / Modèle / E Rousseau / a / Paris' (Printed in black)
Gallery label
(22/04/2017)
Label for 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900', Gallery 101, de-canted March 2017:

'9
Part of a Dinner Service Painted with Animals in Japanese Style
About 1866
Shown at the International Exhibition,
Paris, 1867

This service, one of the first to be inspired by Japenese design, was highly influential in both France and England. Bracquemond took the images from published drawings by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). In England, Minton & Co. Produced closely related designs.

France, Creil; commissioned by F.-E. Rousseau; designed by F.-J.-A. Bracquemond; made by Lebeuf, Milliet et Cie
Earthenware, printed

Museum nos. 695, 698-1869
Given by François-Eugène Rousseau'
(1987-2006)
TUREEN AND COVER PLATE

695-1869

'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'

This service was exhibited at the Universal Exhibition held in Paris in 1867, with other early examples of the French interest in the Japanese. The designs were commissioned by Eugène Rousseau from Félix-Joseph-Auguste Bracquemond who took the drawings directly from the Mangwa of Hokusai. The service was extremely influential both in France and also in England, notably on W.S. Coleman who produced closely related designs for the Minton porcelain factory.

Given by F.-E. Rousseau
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
Fish
Fruit, Apples
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
695-1869

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Record createdDecember 15, 1999
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O17857/rousseau-service-tureen-braquemond-felix/
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