Plate
ca. 1770-1790 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Circular plate with waved edge picked out in green, painted in colours with a woman with figures in Chinese dress (a woman with parasol and servant) and with scattered sprays
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours (petit feu) |
| Brief description | Tin-glazed earthenware plate painted in colours, made by Honoré Thion's pottery factory, Moustiers-Sainte Marie, about 1770-1790 |
| Physical description | Circular plate with waved edge picked out in green, painted in colours with a woman with figures in Chinese dress (a woman with parasol and servant) and with scattered sprays |
| Marks and inscriptions | Monogram of Honoré Thion painted in grey |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis |
| Object history | Acquisition type: Bequest |
| Production | Acquired as Moustiers, Ferrat factory, c. 1780, and published in Arthur Lane, French Faïence, 1948, pl. 41B with this attribution, where the mark is said to be AF in monogram. For a similar plate with this mark see Dorothée Guillemé Brulon, Moustiers and Marseilles - Sources et rayonnement, Histoire de la Faïence Francaise, Paris, 1998, pp. 59, top, attributed to 'Fabrique d'Honoré Thion. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.178-1951 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
