La Parade en Plein Vent
Plate
ca.1840 (made)
ca.1840 (made)
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This plate is illustrated with a scene from a French fairground around 1840, showing a barker or showman enticing the public to patronise his menagerie, which we see from its advertising hoardings boasts a 'grand crocodile' and a rhinoceros. Menageries such as this were very popular at the time, and before the establishment of zoological gardens were the only way that people could see rare or exotic animals.
The plate was made at the Gien factory near Orleans in France, some time between 1833 and 1834 when the maker's mark stamped on the back of this plate was used. The Gien factory was founded in 1821 by Thomas Hall, an Englishman who wanted to introduce fine English earthenware manufacturing techniques in France. Production began with functional tableware, and developed to include a wider range of dinnerware and decorative pieces.
The plate was made at the Gien factory near Orleans in France, some time between 1833 and 1834 when the maker's mark stamped on the back of this plate was used. The Gien factory was founded in 1821 by Thomas Hall, an Englishman who wanted to introduce fine English earthenware manufacturing techniques in France. Production began with functional tableware, and developed to include a wider range of dinnerware and decorative pieces.
Object details
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| Title | La Parade en Plein Vent (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Transfer-printed earthenware |
| Brief description | Plate titled 'La Parade en Plein Vent', featuring a fairground scene of a barker drumming up custom for his menagerie. Transfer-printed earthenware by Gien, France, ca.1840. Antony Hippisley Coxe Collection. |
| Physical description | Earthenware plate printed with a black and white engraving showing a fairground barker and accomplice, standing on a fit-up of a menagerie, drumming up custom. The backs of the heads of fairground visitors can be seen in the foreground. The rim of the plate is decorated with an alternating pattern of roses surrounded by stylised leaves, and ripe fruit. The title 'LA PARADE EN PLEINE VENT' appears under the central image. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Mark verso: 'Porcelain opaque GIEN' within roundel |
| Credit line | Antony Hippisley Coxe Collection |
| Summary | This plate is illustrated with a scene from a French fairground around 1840, showing a barker or showman enticing the public to patronise his menagerie, which we see from its advertising hoardings boasts a 'grand crocodile' and a rhinoceros. Menageries such as this were very popular at the time, and before the establishment of zoological gardens were the only way that people could see rare or exotic animals. The plate was made at the Gien factory near Orleans in France, some time between 1833 and 1834 when the maker's mark stamped on the back of this plate was used. The Gien factory was founded in 1821 by Thomas Hall, an Englishman who wanted to introduce fine English earthenware manufacturing techniques in France. Production began with functional tableware, and developed to include a wider range of dinnerware and decorative pieces. |
| Associated object | S.85-2007 (Object) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.86-2007 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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