Ewer
ca. 1700 (made)
| Place of origin |
Faience production at Rouen (north-west France) thrived under royal patronage from 1644. Early work was in the Italianate style of Nevers but, by the end of the 17th century, it had responded to the fashion for blue and white, and developed a formal style of radiating decoration. Tin-glazed pottery gained acceptability following Louis XIV's command to melt down all silver plate to pay for a series of expensive wars, after which demand from the nobility for grand pieces to replace their lost silver. Ewers such as this would have been displayed with an accompanying basin on dish on a large sideboard or buffet.
The factory is particularly associated with its radiating patterns in underglaze blue.
The factory is particularly associated with its radiating patterns in underglaze blue.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed eartheneware painted in blue |
| Brief description | Tin-glazed earthenware ewer decorated with lambrequins in blue |
| Physical description | Ewer, helmet-shaped with scroll handle, in tin-glazed earthenware. Lambrequin decoration and broderies in blue and a moulded mask beneath the spout. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (No mark) |
| Object history | Bought from the Aigoin collection. [Register]: "Like two, very pretty, at Cluny" |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Faience production at Rouen (north-west France) thrived under royal patronage from 1644. Early work was in the Italianate style of Nevers but, by the end of the 17th century, it had responded to the fashion for blue and white, and developed a formal style of radiating decoration. Tin-glazed pottery gained acceptability following Louis XIV's command to melt down all silver plate to pay for a series of expensive wars, after which demand from the nobility for grand pieces to replace their lost silver. Ewers such as this would have been displayed with an accompanying basin on dish on a large sideboard or buffet. The factory is particularly associated with its radiating patterns in underglaze blue. |
| Bibliographic reference | Lane, Arthur, French faïence, London: Faber and Faber, 1948 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 430-1870 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2009 |
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