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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Bowl

1735-1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

In France many royal and noble patrons were attracted to the glamour (and the potential financial gain) of porcelain production and gave their support to fledgling factories. In 1730 the Prince de Condé, a cousin of Louis XV, gave his protection to a new enterprise at Chantilly, outside Paris. Craftsmen were lured from the rival Saint-Cloud factory and a royal privilege, granted in 1735, permitted Chantilly to produce porcelain decorated with overglaze enamel colours in the Japanese 'kakiemon' style. For a while, tin oxide was used to whiten the glaze. Later productions included a much broader range of styles and decoration, including flowers and a striking blue-lozenge ground pattern (Fig. 22-1902). The Prince de Condé was a loyal client of his own factory. An inventory of his possessions drawn up after his death in 1740 (five years after the factory was founded) includes eighty pieces in a variety of models.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, tin-glazed and painted in enamels
Brief description
Octagonal bowl (mortar), soft-paste porcelain, tin-glazed and painted in enamels, made by Chantilly porcelain factory, France, 1735-1740
Physical description
Bowl of soft-paste porcelain, painted in Kakiemon style with trees and blossom.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
A hunting horn, painted in red enamel
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Subject depicted
Summary
In France many royal and noble patrons were attracted to the glamour (and the potential financial gain) of porcelain production and gave their support to fledgling factories. In 1730 the Prince de Condé, a cousin of Louis XV, gave his protection to a new enterprise at Chantilly, outside Paris. Craftsmen were lured from the rival Saint-Cloud factory and a royal privilege, granted in 1735, permitted Chantilly to produce porcelain decorated with overglaze enamel colours in the Japanese 'kakiemon' style. For a while, tin oxide was used to whiten the glaze. Later productions included a much broader range of styles and decoration, including flowers and a striking blue-lozenge ground pattern (Fig. 22-1902). The Prince de Condé was a loyal client of his own factory. An inventory of his possessions drawn up after his death in 1740 (five years after the factory was founded) includes eighty pieces in a variety of models.
Collection
Accession number
C.168-1940

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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