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1757-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with purple enamel with 'Le Négligé'. Octagonal and in the middle in a rococo frame is a nurse dressing a girl. On the rim are two small figure-subjects and three sprays of flowers. Brown edge.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with purple enamel
Brief description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with purple enamel with 'Le Négligé ou Toilette du Matin', Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, 1757-1760.
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with purple enamel with 'Le Négligé'. Octagonal and in the middle in a rococo frame is a nurse dressing a girl. On the rim are two small figure-subjects and three sprays of flowers. Brown edge.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 20.3cm
Credit line
Given by Frank Hurlbutt, Esq.
Object history
'Le Négligé' is after Jean Baptiste Chardin.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Watney, B. Notes on Bow Transfer Printing. English Ceramic Circle Transactions. 1972, vol. 8, part 2.
  • Guy-Jones, Gordon & Sue. Bow Porcelain, On-glaze Prints and their Sources. English Ceramics Circle, 2013. See no. 38 'Le Negligé ou Toilette du Matin'. The engraving by Jacques Philippe le Bas, 1741, which is the source for this design is illustrated, 38C, 59p.
Collection
Accession number
C.14-1924

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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