Dish
1878 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Joseph-Théodore Deck (1823-1891), born in Guebwiller, Alsace, was apprenticed to a traditional stove-making firm in Strasbourg, learning his trade there and then in other centres in Germany and Austria. He moved to Paris in about 1851 as overseer for the Dumas stove and tile firm and in 1855 opened his own studio and, later his own retail shop, with his brother Xavier. He invited many well-known painters of the day to design decorations and also to paint some wares directly. Deck specialised in researching glazes and colours, inspired by the ceramics of the Middle and Far East and this dish is a close copy of Japanese Kutani wares of the 1600s and 1800s. In 1887, only three years before his death, he became Director of the National Manufactory at Sèvres.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware with painted decoration |
| Brief description | Dish of glazed earthenware with painted decoration, Joseph-Théodore Deck, Paris, 1878. |
| Physical description | Dish of glazed earthenware with painted decoration. The centre is filled with a chequerboard pattern in turquoise, golden-yellow and brown-black. The rim is decorated with leaves and a repeated 'feathered' pattern. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'TH.Deck' (Impressed on reverse) |
| Gallery label |
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| Object history | Bought from deck, from the international exhibition, Paris, 1878 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Joseph-Théodore Deck (1823-1891), born in Guebwiller, Alsace, was apprenticed to a traditional stove-making firm in Strasbourg, learning his trade there and then in other centres in Germany and Austria. He moved to Paris in about 1851 as overseer for the Dumas stove and tile firm and in 1855 opened his own studio and, later his own retail shop, with his brother Xavier. He invited many well-known painters of the day to design decorations and also to paint some wares directly. Deck specialised in researching glazes and colours, inspired by the ceramics of the Middle and Far East and this dish is a close copy of Japanese Kutani wares of the 1600s and 1800s. In 1887, only three years before his death, he became Director of the National Manufactory at Sèvres. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 697-1878 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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