Dish
1865 (made)
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This plate is in the Iznik style. It was made by the French ceramicist Théodore Deck who established a pottery in Paris producing wares inspired by Middle-Eastern and Chinese ceramics. Such wares catered to the growing taste in Europe for 'exotic' interiors.
This plate was previously owned by the British painter Lord Frederic Leighton (1830-96) who decorated his house in Holland Park in the Iznik style.
This plate was previously owned by the British painter Lord Frederic Leighton (1830-96) who decorated his house in Holland Park in the Iznik style.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed |
| Brief description | Dish, earthenware with painted underglaze decoration in the Iznik style, Deck, 1865. |
| Physical description | Earthenware dish with painted underglaze decoration in the Iznik style |
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| Marks and inscriptions | T H monogram and '1865' (painted on back) |
| Object history | Appears in catalogue of Leighton sale, 1896. It was sold on the third day's sale, lot 304. 'A shaped dish in the Rhodian style, passion flowers and sprays of hyacinths in shades of blue. by H Deck, 1865, 15 1/2 ins dia. Sold to Stuart for £3.' |
| Historical context | A dish to theis design now in the colln. of the Adrien-Dubouché Museum, Limoges, was shown in the international exhibition, Paris, 1867 |
| Summary | This plate is in the Iznik style. It was made by the French ceramicist Théodore Deck who established a pottery in Paris producing wares inspired by Middle-Eastern and Chinese ceramics. Such wares catered to the growing taste in Europe for 'exotic' interiors. This plate was previously owned by the British painter Lord Frederic Leighton (1830-96) who decorated his house in Holland Park in the Iznik style. |
| Bibliographic reference | Philadelphia, Museum of Art: The Second Empire 1852-1870, Art in France under Napoleon III, 1979, cat. no. IV-14 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 226-1896 |
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| Record created | November 24, 2008 |
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