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Plate

ca. 1834-1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jacob Petit's Porcelain Factory (maker)
Place of origin
Paris (made)
Fontainebleau (made)

Plate of white porcelain moulded in relief with fruit and flowers, scrolls and medallions.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Plate
Materials and techniques
Porcelain moulded in relief
Porcelain
Moulded
Brief description
Plate of white porcelain moulded in relief, made by Jacob Petit's porcelain factory, Paris or Fontainbleau, ca. 1834-1840
Physical description
Plate of white porcelain moulded in relief with fruit and flowers, scrolls and medallions.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.8cm
Gallery label
PLATE

Jacob Petit (1796-1868)

Manufacturer

France
(Fontainebleau or Paris):

about 1834-1840

Porcelain
with moulded decoration

1412-1874

Jacob Mardochee trained under the painter Antoine Gros and then travelled around Europe. He became interested in the decorative arts in England, and by 1834 had bought factories at Fontainebleu and Paris which he ran using his wife's surname. Petit. Useful wares, such as this plate, represent early production; its mannerist style is only one of many adopted and exaggerated for his increasingly ornamental, extravagant output. He also supplied white ware for decoration by other workshops, including that of Victor Schoelcher (1804-1893), the donor of this plate.

Given by Victor Schoelcher
Credit line
Given by Victor Schoelcher, Esq.
Production
Paris or Fontainebleau
Subjects depicted
Fruit
Flowers
Scrolls
Medallions
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
1412-1874

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Record createdApril 27, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O228450/plate-jacob-petits-porcelain/
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