Dish
1862 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Joseph-Théodore Deck (1823-1891), born in Guebwiller, Alsace, was apprenticed to a traditional stove-making firm in Strasbourg, learning his trade there and then in other centres in Germany and Austria. He moved to Paris in about 1851 as overseer for a stove and tile firm, and in 1855 opened his own studio and, later his own retail shop, with his brother Xavier. He invited many well-known painters of the day to design decorations and also to paint some wares directly. This plate is such an example. Deck specialised in researching glazes and colours, inspired by the ceramics of the Middle and Far East. In 1887, only three years before his death, he became Director of the National Manufactory at Sèvres.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Plate or plaque of earthenware with a blue ground, painted by Jean Louis Hamon, made by Joseph-Théodore Deck, Paris, 1862. |
| Physical description | Plate or plaque of earthenware with a blue ground, and with painted decoration in the centre in white of a female figure fanning a fire. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'THD' [in monogram] (painted in blue) |
| Object history | Shown at the international exhibition, London, 1862 |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Joseph-Théodore Deck (1823-1891), born in Guebwiller, Alsace, was apprenticed to a traditional stove-making firm in Strasbourg, learning his trade there and then in other centres in Germany and Austria. He moved to Paris in about 1851 as overseer for a stove and tile firm, and in 1855 opened his own studio and, later his own retail shop, with his brother Xavier. He invited many well-known painters of the day to design decorations and also to paint some wares directly. This plate is such an example. Deck specialised in researching glazes and colours, inspired by the ceramics of the Middle and Far East. In 1887, only three years before his death, he became Director of the National Manufactory at Sèvres. |
| Bibliographic reference | Waring, J.B. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 8044-1862 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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