Surtout à table
Table Centrepiece
ca. 1735-1748 (made)
ca. 1735-1748 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Raised plateau with moulded volute sides and gilt candle sockets, the centre painted in grand feu colours with 'India' flowers and insects
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Surtout à table |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, the candle sockets with unfired gilding on a red ground |
| Brief description | Table centrepiece of tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, made by Hannong's pottery factory, Strasbourg, about 1735-1748 |
| Physical description | Raised plateau with moulded volute sides and gilt candle sockets, the centre painted in grand feu colours with 'India' flowers and insects |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Arthur Lane, French Faïence, 1948, pl. 62B |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.210-1951 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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