Dish
ca. 1725-1735 (made)
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Large dish decorated in blue and ochre. A central polylobed medallion with three putti in blue, one is playing the cello, set against an ochre background decorated with arabesques. Around lambrequins in blue and ochre with florals patterns.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Dish, tin-glazed earthenware, Rouen, France, ca. 1725-1735 |
| Physical description | Large dish decorated in blue and ochre. A central polylobed medallion with three putti in blue, one is playing the cello, set against an ochre background decorated with arabesques. Around lambrequins in blue and ochre with florals patterns. |
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| Object history | Bought from the Aigoin collection. [Register]: Report of Art Referee, Sir M. D. Wyatt 16 Sept 1868: “This has the most rare orange colour, is large and very fine. M. Aigoin mentioned similar ones as having recently fetched at public sales 1040 fes. and 1800 fes.” |
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| Bibliographic reference | Chompret, Joseph, Répertoire de la faïence française, Paris, Lapina, 1933-1935 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 396-1870 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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