L'Escamoteur
Plate
ca.1840 (made)
ca.1840 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This plate is illustrated with a French street scene from around 1840, showing a showman working a pitch with his sapient donkey or ''L'Âne Savant' that is depicted studiously inspecting seven playing cards in the ground before him.
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 the Loire Valley 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 the Loire Valley 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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| Object type | |
| Title | L'Escamoteur (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Transfer-printed earthenware |
| Brief description | Plate entitled 'L'Escamoteur' featuring a magician in a frogged jacket, his sleeves rolled up to his elbows, performing magic tricks by a table on which stand cups and balls. A few spectators stand behind him. Engraving by 'HN'. Transfer-printed earthenware by Gien, France, ca.1840. |
| Physical description | Earthenware plate printed with a black and white engraving showing a magician in a frogged jacket, his sleeves rolled up to his elbows, performing magic tricks by a table on which stand cups and balls. A few spectators stand behind him. Engraving by 'HN'. The title 'L'ESCAMOTEUR' appears under the central image. The rim of the plate is decorated with an alternating pattern of bunches of flowers and ripe fruit. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Mark verso: 'PORCELAIN OPAQUE GIEN' within roundel composed of arrows and dots |
| Summary | This plate is illustrated with a French street scene from around 1840, showing a showman working a pitch with his sapient donkey or ''L'Âne Savant' that is depicted studiously inspecting seven playing cards in the ground before him. 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 the Loire Valley 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.244-2018 |
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| Record created | September 27, 2018 |
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