Tile
ca. 1750 (made)
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This earthenware tile was made in a pottery in one of the Germanic regions of central Europe in about 1750. The Dutch had been importing blue and white Chinese porcelain for over a century by this period, and the delftware tile-makers had therefore long been producting tiles influenced by this in blue and white. The decorator at this German pottery manufactory probably knew Dutch tiles and may have seen popular chinoiserie prints too. He was probably also aware of the curious chinoiserie decoration created by J.G. Höroldt, Director of the painter's studio at the famous Meissen porcelain factory. He has created his own chinoiserie fantasy however, including in the centre a European carriage with rococo-style panels with Chinese-inspired elements, such as figures in pseudo-Chinese dress, exotic birds, outsize leaves and flowers, and buildings which have features of churches, castles and pagodas, all with a flavour of a German hunting scene. The rococo panels of the carriage in the centre, sugges a mid-eighteenth century date for this tile and its companion, museum number 149-1902.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Tin- glazed earthenware with painted decoration |
Brief description | Tile of red earthenware covered with a tin glaze and painted with a Chinese scene in blue and black. Originally from Augsburg. German, about 1750. |
Physical description | Painted with a Chinese landscape with buildings. In the foreground is a woman in a chariot drawn by two deer. There ia a man standing on one side and holding a double cord (reins) attached to the chariot. There is another figure with a goblet in the lower corner of the tile. |
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Credit line | Bought |
Object history | Originally from Augsburg. Bought from the Forrer Collection. |
Production | Originally from Augsburg. |
Summary | This earthenware tile was made in a pottery in one of the Germanic regions of central Europe in about 1750. The Dutch had been importing blue and white Chinese porcelain for over a century by this period, and the delftware tile-makers had therefore long been producting tiles influenced by this in blue and white. The decorator at this German pottery manufactory probably knew Dutch tiles and may have seen popular chinoiserie prints too. He was probably also aware of the curious chinoiserie decoration created by J.G. Höroldt, Director of the painter's studio at the famous Meissen porcelain factory. He has created his own chinoiserie fantasy however, including in the centre a European carriage with rococo-style panels with Chinese-inspired elements, such as figures in pseudo-Chinese dress, exotic birds, outsize leaves and flowers, and buildings which have features of churches, castles and pagodas, all with a flavour of a German hunting scene. The rococo panels of the carriage in the centre, sugges a mid-eighteenth century date for this tile and its companion, museum number 149-1902. |
Associated object | 149-1902 (Series) |
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Accession number | 148-1902 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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