Plate
ca. 1765 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Circular plate with waved edge, the centre painted in colours with chinoiseries in the manner of Pillement and the border with birds on branches, the rim is picked out in black and green
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours |
| Brief description | Tin-glazed earthenware plate, painted in colours, made by Veuve Perrin pottery factory, Marseilles, about 1765 |
| Physical description | Circular plate with waved edge, the centre painted in colours with chinoiseries in the manner of Pillement and the border with birds on branches, the rim is picked out in black and green |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'VP' in monogram painted in black |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis |
| Production | Acquired as Marseilles, factory of Veuve Perrin, c. 1750-70, a date given also in Arthur Lane, French Faïence, 1948, pl. 59B. For similar work dated c. 1765 see Danielle Maternati-Baldouy, Faïence et porcelaine de Marseille, 1997, cat. 168 and 171-2. |
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| Accession number | C.188-1951 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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