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'Rousseau' service
Braquemond, Felix - Enlarge image
'Rousseau' service
- Object:
Plate
- Place of origin:
Creil (made)
- Date:
1866-1867 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Braquemond, Felix (designer)
Rousseau, François Eugène, born 1827 - died 1891 (made for)
LeBeuf, Milliet et Cie. (maker) - Materials and Techniques:
Earthenware, transfer-printed and painted in enamels
- Credit Line:
Given by F.-E. Rousseau
- Museum number:
699F-1869
- Gallery location:
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery, case 37, shelf 5
Physical description
Plate of earthenware, depicting a cockerel, plant and insects on a white ground.
Place of Origin
Creil (made)
Date
1866-1867 (made)
Artist/maker
Braquemond, Felix (designer)
Rousseau, François Eugène, born 1827 - died 1891 (made for)
LeBeuf, Milliet et Cie. (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Earthenware, transfer-printed and painted in enamels
Marks and inscriptions
'Creil / LM & Cie / Montereau / Modèle / E Rousseau / a / Paris'
Printed in black
Dimensions
Diameter: 24.4 cm
Object history note
This model was shown in the Universal Exhibition, Paris, 1867. The motifs were taken from Japanese prints including the Mangwa of the artist, Hokusai.
Descriptive line
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
Production Note
Designed by Felix Braquemond, made for François-Eugène Rousseau, by Lebeuf & Milliet et Cie.
Materials
Earthenware; Enamel
Techniques
Transfer-printed; Painted; Glazed
Subjects depicted
Cockerels; Plants; Insects
Categories
Ceramics; Art Pottery; Earthenware; Tableware & cutlery
Collection
Ceramics Collection
