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Serving dish
Jean Bérain I, born 1638 - died 1711 - Enlarge image
Serving dish
- Place of origin:
Moustiers, France (made)
- Date:
ca. 1720-ca. 1740 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Jean Bérain I, born 1638 - died 1711 (style of, artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue
- Credit Line:
Given by Stuart G. Davis
- Museum number:
458-1870
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Asia & Europe, room 137, case 46, shelf 4
Physical description
Large oval dish with indented border, tin-glazed earthenware painted with lambrequin ornament, the centre painted with a grotesque in the manner of Jean Bérain with Bacchus with a goat and demi-figures
Place of Origin
Moustiers, France (made)
Date
ca. 1720-ca. 1740 (made)
Artist/maker
Jean Bérain I, born 1638 - died 1711 (style of, artist)
Materials and Techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue
Object history note
Acquisition type: Bequest
Descriptive line
Large oval dish with indented border, tin-glazed earthenware painted with lambrequin ornament, the centre painted in the manner of Jean Bérain, France, about 1720-1740
Production Note
Acquired as Moustiers 1680-1720; relabelled as Moustiers, Olerys' factory c. 1715. (However, Laugier and Olerys' factory was not set up until 1739, closing in 1745).
Subjects depicted
Grotesques; Bacchus; Classicism; Goats; Lambrequin
Categories
Ceramics; Earthenware; Tableware & cutlery
Collection code
CER
