Plate
ca. 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. Deck specialised in researching glazes and colours, inspired by Middle-Eastern and Far-Eastern ceramics and this dish is a close copy of Japanese Kutani wares of the 1600s and 1800s. Such wares catered to the growing taste in Europe for 'exotic' interiors. In 1887, only three years before his death, he became Director of the National Manufactory at Sèvres.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, painted in enamel colours |
| Brief description | Plate depicting spray of flowers on yellow ground, made by Joseph Théodore Deck, Paris, 1878, painted earthenware |
| Physical description | Plate depicting various flowers, as a spray, on a yellow ground. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Th Deck' (Impressed) |
| Gallery label | Plate depicting various flowers, as a spray, on a yellow ground
Made by Joseph Théodore Deck, Paris, France 1878
Marks: 'Th Deck', impressed
Earthenware, painted
698-1878(16/07/2008) |
| Object history | Exhibited at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1878 |
| Subject 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. Deck specialised in researching glazes and colours, inspired by Middle-Eastern and Far-Eastern ceramics and this dish is a close copy of Japanese Kutani wares of the 1600s and 1800s. Such wares catered to the growing taste in Europe for 'exotic' interiors. In 1887, only three years before his death, he became Director of the National Manufactory at Sèvres. |
| Bibliographic reference | Aslin, E.A.: French Exhibition Pieces 1844-78; VAM, 1973, pl.30 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 698-1878 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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