Ordinaire de Fontainebleau
Soup Plate
1847 (made)
1847 (made)
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Soup plate of porcelain. White ground decorated in Renaissance style with coloured ornaments, scrolls, foliage, cartouches, Louis-Philippe's monogram within a diamond shape, and gilt rosettes. Bottom with reinforcement rings.
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Title | Ordinaire de Fontainebleau (manufacturer's title) |
Materials and techniques | Porcelain, enamelled and gilt |
Brief description | Soup plate of porcelain, designed by Jean-Charles François Leloy, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, 1847. |
Physical description | Soup plate of porcelain. White ground decorated in Renaissance style with coloured ornaments, scrolls, foliage, cartouches, Louis-Philippe's monogram within a diamond shape, and gilt rosettes. Bottom with reinforcement rings. |
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Credit line | Given by Herminio Ruiz-Guillaume |
Object history | From the service 'Ordinaire de Fontainebleau', commissioned in 1836 by Louis-Philippe, King of France, for use at Château de Fontainebleau. The service demonstrates the return to a tradition of the ancien regime which began to re-establish itself from the First Empire onward. Louis- Phillipe commissioned Sèvres to execute a dinner service for each of his official residences, as well as for his private houses. These were in addition to the table services he commissioned for the different divisions of royal administration. The Fontainebleau service, commissioned in 1836, is in a Renaissance style in keeping with the architectural style of the palace and is a wonderful example of decorative design. The popularity of the service led to further production and it was frequently copied later in the 19th century. Of the set in the V&A C.23-2007 is a later Paris or Limoges porcelain plate with fake marks for 1840. The other examples C. 4 and 24 to 25-2007 are Sèvres with marks for 1846/7 (the service continued to be produced by the factory as required). C.24-2007 has reinforcement rings on the base, in use by Sèvres during this period. |
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Other number | HR-G 02 - Donor's reference |
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Accession number | C.24-2007 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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