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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

'Rousseau' service

Plate
1866-1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware plate depicting a rose, butterfly and insect. On white ground with blue border.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title'Rousseau' service (series title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, transfer-printed and painted in enamels
Brief description
Plate from the 'Rousseau' service, earthenware transfer-printed and painted in enamels, depicting a rose, insect and butterfly, designed by Felix Braquemond, made for François-Eugène Rousseau by Lebeuf Milliet et Cie., Creil, 1866-67
Physical description
Earthenware plate depicting a rose, butterfly and insect. On white ground with blue border.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.4cm
Style
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
Collection
Accession number
699-1869

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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