'Rousseau' service
Plate
1866-1867 (made)
1866-1867 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Plate of earthenware, depicting a hen, beetle and flowers on a white ground.
Object details
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| 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 hen, beetle and flowers on a white ground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Creil / LM & Cie / Montereau / Modèle / E Rousseau / a / Paris' (Printed in black) |
| 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 | |
| Bibliographic reference | Bryant, Julius. Art and Design for all: The Victoria and Albert Museum . London: V&A publishing, 2011. ISBN 978 1 85177 666 5 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 699C-1869 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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