Dish
ca.1855 (made)
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The plate, with its casts after nature and its mottled blue, purple, brown and yellow glazes, is in close imitation of wares made by Bernard Palissy from about 1540 to 1575. These and their maker were something of a cult in France from about 1850. The first to copy them, from about 1843, was Charles Jean Avisseau (1796-1861), brother-in-law of Joseph Landais, who was originally a modeller with Avisseau before setting up on his own.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware painted with enamels and modelled |
| Brief description | Oval dish of grey earthenware painted with enamels and modelled, in the style of Bernard Palissy, probably made by Joseph Landais, Tours, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Dish of grey earthenware painted with enamels and modelled. Oval in shape. With fish, reptiles, shells and an insect modelled from nature. The fish is placed along the middle which is incised and painted to imitate ripples of water. On the rim are a snake, a lizard, a frog and shells among fern-fronds and ivy-leaves. Made in imitation of 16th century Palissy ware. |
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| Production type | small batch |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | In the mid-19th century the work of Bernard Palissy (about 1510-1590) was rediscovered and it became very popular. This encouraged a number of French potters to produce copies. They were at least as good as the originals, and often much more elaborate. Although the 19th century potters did not generally make them as fakes, later these copies became much confused with the work of Palissy and his immediate followers. |
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| Summary | The plate, with its casts after nature and its mottled blue, purple, brown and yellow glazes, is in close imitation of wares made by Bernard Palissy from about 1540 to 1575. These and their maker were something of a cult in France from about 1850. The first to copy them, from about 1843, was Charles Jean Avisseau (1796-1861), brother-in-law of Joseph Landais, who was originally a modeller with Avisseau before setting up on his own. |
| Associated object | 2815-1856 (Object) |
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| Accession number | 4068-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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