The Return of the Spies from Canaan
Panel
1865-1869 (made)
1865-1869 (made)
| Place of origin |
14 pieces of jasparware, blue and white, the central piece a medallion portrait of the late Sir William Hooker, on a diaper of fern leaves, surrounded by four fern branches on an olive ground
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Return of the Spies from Canaan (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Panel formed of irregular sections of earthenware painted in enamel colours with "The Return of the Spies from Canaan". Designed by Francois-Eugene Rousseau, Paris, France, about 1865-1869. |
| Physical description | 14 pieces of jasparware, blue and white, the central piece a medallion portrait of the late Sir William Hooker, on a diaper of fern leaves, surrounded by four fern branches on an olive ground |
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| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | See object information file in Ceramics and Glass Section offices. Same technique (a 'mosaic' of large separate sections of earthenware) as another Rousseau panel in the Collection i.e. 1132-1868. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 467-1869 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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