Pot à jus
Gravy Pot
ca. 1760-1780 (made)
ca. 1760-1780 (made)
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Both parts with moulded panels with flowering branches in relief, and the cup with naturalistic twig handle
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Pot à jus |
| Materials and techniques | Creamware (faïence fine), with moulded decoration |
| Brief description | Creamware gravy (meat juice) pot and cover with moulded decoration, probably made in Eastern France about 1760-1780 |
| Physical description | Both parts with moulded panels with flowering branches in relief, and the cup with naturalistic twig handle |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Amélie Mavrogordato through Prof. J. Mavrogordato |
| Object history | Acquisition type: Gift |
| Production | Acquired as probably Lorraine, ca. 1760-1770 by comparison with a piece illustrated by Docteur Chompret, Jean Bloch, Jacques Gue´rin, and Paul Alfassa, Repertoire de la Faïence Francaise Paris, 1933-1935, Lorraine, pl. 3C; examined January 2000 by Jean-Luc Mousset who considered it 'not Lorraine'; examined by Christian Maire November 2004, who considered it possibly Lorraine or from a small factory in Eastern France. |
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| Accession number | C.126&A-1945 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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