Tile Panel
ca. 1874 (made)
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Tile panel decorated with yellow fleur-de-lys on a brick coloured background, with occasional tiles of black ground in the border.
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Materials and techniques | Earthenware with encaustic decoration |
Brief description | Earthenware tile panel with encaustic decoration, designed by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc and made by Léon Parvillée, Paris ca. 1874. |
Physical description | Tile panel decorated with yellow fleur-de-lys on a brick coloured background, with occasional tiles of black ground in the border. |
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Gallery label | 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'
Viollet-le-Duc was a self-taught architect and designer who achieved an international reputation. He was involved with the re-organisation of the national manufactories (which included Sèvres), with decorations for the wedding of Napoleon III in 1853 and with the restoration of many buildings, ecclesiastical and secular. These tiles, based on original prototypes, were designed for the Château d'Eu, which he restored for the Comte de Paris from 1874.(1987-2006) |
Object history | These tiles, based on original prototypes, were designed for the Château d'Eu, which Viollet-le-Duc restored for the Comte de Paris from 1874. |
Historical context | Viollet-le-Duc was a self-taught architect and designer who achieved an international reputation. He was involved with the re-organisation of the national manufactories (which included Sèvres), with decorations for the wedding of Napoleon III in 1853 and with the restoration of many buildings, ecclesiastical and secular. |
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Accession number | 1699-1892 |
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Record created | April 5, 2000 |
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